Bibliograph

Be like the fox, Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom, Erica Benner

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Be like the fox, Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom, Erica Benner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Be like the fox

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959875270

Responsibility statement

Erica Benner

Sub title

Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom

Summary

"Far from the ruthless Machiavellian henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner ... interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

The importance of good faith -- Take nothing on authority -- Do not be deceived by false glory -- Beware of doctors -- Have no fear of giants -- How to speak of princes -- Recover your freedom -- The way to paradise -- So blinded are you by present greed -- Build dykes and dams -- Fortune loves impetuous young men -- How to win -- Measure yourself and limit your hopes -- Be like the fox -- Simulate stupidity -- Imagine a true republic -- Never give up -- Aftermath

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