The garments of court and palace : Machiavelli and the world that he made /: Machiavelli and the world that he made. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Bobbitt.
• Other Names: Bobbitt, Philip
• Contents: Arte dello stato : the Machiavelli paradox -- The unholy necromancer and his Koran for courtiers -- Ordini : the important structure of 'The Prince.' The emergence of the modern state ; Can a statesman get into heaven? ; 'The Prince' is a constitutional treatise -- Lo stato : the relation of 'The Prince' to the 'Discourses on Livy.' A republic's duty of consequentialism ; Good arms, good laws ; Machiavelli's philosophy of state -- Virtù e Fortuna : God does not want to do everything. Virtù is from Mars, Fortuna is from Venus ; Machiavelli's view of history ; Machiavelli's philosophy of fate -- Occasione : the interesting timing of 'The Prince.' The Borgias and the Medici ; Machiavelli's constitution ; Machiavelli's vision -- The Machiavelli paradox resolved -- Satan's theologian.
• Publisher Details: London : Atlantic Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.1; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political; HISTORY / Europe / Italy; Political science -- Early works to 1800; Political science -- Philosophy; Kings and rulers -- Duties; Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782391425; 1782391428
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.