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

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individual biography

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maps

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Be like the fox

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Erica Benner

Sub title

Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom

Summary

Be Like the Fox follows Machiavelli's dramatic quest for political and human freedom through his own eyes. Masterfully interweaving his words with those of his friends and enemies, Erica Benner breathes life into his penetrating, comical, often surprising comments on events. Far from the cynical henchman people think he was, Machiavelli emerges as his era's staunchest champion of liberty, a profound ethical thinker who refused to compromise his ideals to fit corrupt times. But he did sometimes have to mask his true convictions, becoming a great artist of fox-like dissimulation: a master of disguise in dangerous times

Target audience

adult

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Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom

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