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Cambridge University Press From Humanism to Hobbes: Studies in Rhetoric and Politics
The aim of this collection is to illustrate the pervasive influence of humanist rhetoric on early-modern literature and philosophy. The first half of the book focuses on the classical rules of judicial rhetoric. One chapter considers the place of these rules in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, while two others concentrate on the technique of rhetorical redescription, pointing to its use in Machiavelli's The Prince as well as in several of Shakespeare's plays, notably Coriolanus. The second half of the book examines the humanist background to the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. A major new essay discusses his typically humanist preoccupation with the visual presentation of his political ideas, while other chapters explore the rhetorical sources of his theory of persons and personation, thereby offering new insights into his views about citizenship, political representation, rights and obligations and the concept of the state.
£25.42
Editorial Trotta, S.A. El artista y la filosofía política el buen gobierno de Ambrosio Lorenzetti
Este ensayo estudia los frescos que entre 1338 y 1340 pintara Ambrogio Lorenzetti para la Sala dei Nove del Palazzo Comunale de Siena. La lectura minuciosa de las imágenes de Lorenzetti permite a Skinner localizar la fuente de inspiración del artista en la recepción que en el Duecento y Trecento efectúan de la obra de Cicerón, Séneca, Salustio y otros clásicos de la República romana, los Guillaume Perrault, Giovanni da Viterbo o Brunetto Latini. Esto da pie para demostrar la existencia en el prerrenacimiento de una corriente de pensamiento que tendría en lo cívico el motivo central de su discurso político.El Buen Gobierno de Lorenzetti pasa a ser así la expresión de un ideario político forjado en el autogobierno colectivo de la ciudad, representado por la misteriosa figura central que preside el fresco, y que es el resultado de una concordia entre los ciudadanos capaz de dominar la división interna y de imponer los dictados de una justicia que asegure la integración paritaria en la
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Oxford University Press Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction
Niccolò Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult life, from his time as Second Chancellor of the Florentine republic, during which he met with kings, the pope, and the Holy Roman Emperor; to the fall of the republic in 1512; to his death in 1527. It was after the fall of the Republic that Machiavelli composed his main political works: The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence. In this second edition of his Very Short Introduction Skinner includes new material on The Prince, showing how Machiavelli developed his neo-classical political theory, through engaging in continual dialogue with the ancient Roman moralists and historians, especially Cicero and Livy. The aim of political leaders, Machiavelli argues, should be to act virtuously so far as possible, but to stand ready 'to be not good' when this course of action is dictated by necessity. Exploring the pivotal concept of princely virtù to be found in classical and Renaissance humanist texts, Skinner brings new light to Machiavelli's philosophy of a willingness to do whatever may be necessary - whether moral or otherwise -to maintain a position of power. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Cambridge University Press Machiavelli: The Prince
This new edition of the acclaimed translation of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince - revised for the first time after thirty years - includes a rewritten and extended introduction by Quentin Skinner. Niccolò Machiavelli is arguably the most famous and controversial figure in the history of political thought. The Prince remains his best-known work, and throws down a challenge that subsequent writers on statecraft and political morality have found impossible to ignore. Quentin Skinner's introduction offers a lucid analysis of Machiavelli's text both as a response to the world of Florentine politics and as a critical engagement with the classical and Renaissance genre of advice-books for princes. This new edition also features an improved timeline of key events in Machiavelli's life, helping the reader place the work in the context of its time, in addition to an enlarged and fully updated bibliography.
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