Politics, Patriotism and Language: Niccolò Machiavelli's «Secular Patria» and the Creation of an Italian National Identity

ISBN-13: 9780820472751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 300 str.

Coppa, Frank J.

Opis

Niccolo Machiavelli may not have been a cynical realist as he is often portrayed. On the contrary, this book argues that he precociously possessed the characteristics of an impassioned, sometimes misguided idealist, obsessed with the idea of Italian unification, but blinded to the practicalities of attaining that goal. William J. Landon suggests that these characteristics may help to explain his appeal to Italy s -Risorgimento- founders. This interdisciplinary volume, which also contains the first translation of a -Discourse or Dialogue Concerning our Language- since 1961, works well as a core text, or as a complement to courses in Renaissance history, literature or political science."

Recenzje

"This unusual study shows Niccolò Machiavelli as something of the wistful idealist rather than merely a brutal realist. William J. Landon's book sheds exciting light on the relationship between the literary preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance and the political divisions of the Italian peninsula." (Richard Mackenney, Chair, Department of History, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"This is a serious and instructive study of an important and neglected theme in Niccolò Machiavelli's thought. It is accompanied by a fine new translation of Machiavelli's 'Discorso o dialogo intorno alla nostra lingua'." (Susan Meld Shell, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Boston College)

O autorze

The Author: William J. Landon received his Ph.D. in Italian history from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Currently, he is lecturing in European history at Northern Kentucky University.