Discourses on Livy

A very different work from his well-known (https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/niccolo-machiavelli/the-prince/w-k-marriott) The Prince , and posthumously published a year prior to it, (https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/niccolo-machiavelli) Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy is one of his most debated works. Some critics see it as presenting a counterpoint or refutation of The Prince , calling it a key founding document of modern liberal republicanism. Others maintain that it is complementary, arguing that leaders of republics must act in the manner Machiavelli prescribes in The Prince if they are to maintain their state’s freedom. In any case, it is a deep and complex work of political philosophy. Both complementary and critical of contemporary Italian Renaissance politics, culture, and religion, Discourses on Livy uses Roman history, as described in the first ten books of Livy’s Ab urbe condita , to explain Machiavelli’s views across a broad range of subjects. The 142 discourses discuss political violence, military strategy, political corruption and reform, conspiracy, public opinion, the role of religion in public life, and much more. Discourses on Livy is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is eminently readable. With a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index, the Discourses reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of "new modes and orders" that continue to shape the modern ethos. "[Machiavelli] found in Livy the means to inspire scholars for five centuries. Within the Discourses , often hidden and sometimes unintended by their author, lie the seeds of modern political thought. . . . [Mansfield and Tarcov's] translation is careful and idiomatic."—Peter Stothard, The Times "Translated with painstaking accuracy—but also great readability."— Weekly Standard "A model of contemporary scholarship and a brave effort at Machiavelli translation that allows the great Florentine to speak in his own voice."— Choice

discourses On Livy (1531) Demonstrates Machiavelli's Fundamental Preference For The Republicanism Of Ancient Rome. In An Age When Political Absolutism Was Increasingly The Norm, Machiavelli's Republican Theories Would Become A Dangerous Ideology, And His Works Were Placed On The Index Of Prohibited Works In 1559. This New Translation Is Richly Annotated, Providing The Contemporary Reader With Sufficient Historical, Linguistic And Political Information To Understand And Interpret The Revolutionary Affirmations Machiavelli Made, Based On The Historical Evidence He Found In Livy.

This book reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of "new modes and orders" that continue to shape the modern ethos. It is considered the founding document of modern republicanism. Faithful to the original Italian text, this translation includes a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index This translation seeks to remain faithful to the original Italian text and attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought. Explanatory notes, a glossary of key words with occurrences and alternate translations, and an annotated biographical and geographical index are also provided. "Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism and this English translation remains faithful to the original text. With explanatory notes, a glossary of key words and an annotated index, this version reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics. Niccolò Machiavelli ; Translated By Harvey C. Mansfield And Nathan Tarcov. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.