The defeat of a Renaissance intellectual : selected writings of Francesco Guicciardini / by Francesco Guicciardini ; edited and translated by Carlo Celli.
"A collection of writings by papal advisor and historian Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540), including letters, treatises, reports, and orations spanning his long career in service to the Medici"--Provided by publisher
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English Italian |
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University Park, Pennsylvania :
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Early modern studies series.
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| Online Access: | Click for online access |
| Uniform Title: | Works. |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the limits of self-interest
- To himself
- Report on Spain
- How to ensure the state for the house of the Medici
- On the use of force
- On suicide for political reasons
- On progressive taxation : the scaled tenth
- Report on the defense of Parma
- Letter to Francesco Maria della Rovere
- Consolation
- Accusation
- Defense against the preceding
- Savonarolian excerpts (selections)
- Response on behalf of the Duke to the complaints of the exiles.