'A ripping read ... fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox' Daily Telegraph
Was Niccolò Machiavelli really the cynical schemer of legend - or was he a profound ethical thinker, who tried to save the democratic freedom of Renaissance Florence as it was threatened by ruthless dynasties? This revelatory biography shows us a man of fox-like dissimulation: a master of disguise in dangerous times.
'A gripping portrait of a brilliant political thinker, who understood the dangers of authoritarianism and looked for ways to curb them' The New Yorker
'Compelling ... this unconventional biography questions whether the philosopher deserves his reputation as an advocate for tyranny' Julian Baggini, Financial Times
- ISBN10 0141974850
- ISBN13 9780141974859
- Publish Date 1 March 2018 (first published 2 March 2017)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 November 2020
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 384
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780141974859