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Exploring both the political and intellectual contexts within which Machiavelli's political vision was formed, Mikael Hornqvist stresses the classical and rhetorical character of Machiavelli's thought. He analyzes his preoccupation with glory and liberality in relation to the revival of Roman ideas of triumphalism. The result is a revealing account of the formation of Machiavelli's characteristic preoccupations.
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Ideas in Context - 71: Machiavelli and Empire, Mikael Hörnqvist
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- Title
- Ideas in Context - 71: Machiavelli and Empire
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mikael Hörnqvist
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 324
- ISBN10
- 0521072166
- ISBN13
- 9780521072168
- Series
- Ideas in Context
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Politics, Europe, History of Europe, Political Theories, Social History
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- Exploring both the political and intellectual contexts within which Machiavelli's political vision was formed, Mikael Hornqvist stresses the classical and rhetorical character of Machiavelli's thought. He analyzes his preoccupation with glory and liberality in relation to the revival of Roman ideas of triumphalism. The result is a revealing account of the formation of Machiavelli's characteristic preoccupations.