This innovative study reconstructs Machiavelli's theory of the state as the core of his political philosophy. Spanning a millennium and a half of political, social, moral, rhetorical and aesthetic developments, Peter Stacey offers a new intellectual history of European political thought in which to contextualise Machiavelli's central concepts.
This innovative study reconstructs Machiavelli's theory of the state as the core of his political philosophy. Spanning a millennium and a half of political, social, moral, rhetorical and aesthetic developments, Peter Stacey offers a new intellectual history of European political thought in which to contextualise Machiavelli's central concepts.