Machiavelli - the First Century: Studies in Enthusiasm, Hostility, and Irrelevance (Oxford-Warburg studies) : studies in enthusiasm, hostility, and irrelevance

Between 1513 and 1525 Machiavelli wrote a series of works dealing with political, military, and historical matters which continued to be reissued regularly, well into the early seventeenth century. The popularity of Machiavelli's books, the variety of his themes, the different contexts within which he was studied, the range of readers' interests, and the fact that his name entered the vocabulary of every European language - all make his early reception a fruitful field of enquiry. Basing his book entirely upon primary sources Sydney Anglo, a leading expert in the field of Renaissance studies, writes in a lively and trenchant style. This new interpretation of the impact of Machiavelli is an original contribution of the highest quality.