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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 – 1527)

  1. Italian author and statesman
  2. Works/ Historical writings:
    1. The Prince 1532
      1. His greatest work
    2. Florentine histories
    3. Discourse on the First Decade of Titus livius (commonly known as The discourses)
    4. a Life of castruccio castrancani (unfinished)
    5. history of the Affairs of Lucca
    6. Wrote seven books on The Art of War
    7. Mandragola
      1. Machiavelli portrays fortuna and virtue in Mandragola to demonstrate that immortality is acceptable.
  3. His literary works comprise an imitation of the Golden Ass by Apuleius, an essay on the Italian Language, the play mandragola and several minor compositions
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