Niccolo's smile: a biography of Machiavelli/
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London New York:
I. B. Tauris,
[2001]
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Table of Contents:
- Chronology of historical events in Italy, 1494-1527
- 1. The mask and the face
- 2. Events that left their mark
- 3. The birth of the Republic and the death of the prophet
- 4. A very special secretary
- 5. Broader horizons
- 6. A furious wife and an unsettling Duke
- 7. The great theater of politics
- 8. History teaches those who wish to learn
- 9. A great idea, perhaps too great
- 10. The envy of the Florentines and a warrior Pope
- 11. The mission to the Emperor's court and the conquest of Pisa
- 12. The gathering storm
- 13. The death of a republic
- 14. Tragedy and laughter
- 15. To seem alive
- 16. The prince and Niccolo's love affairs
- 17. The comedy of life
- 18. The flavor of history
- 19. Stories of monks, hell, and devils
- 20. Niccolo's last loves
- 21. In the Palazzo Vecchio and in the field, for the last time
- 22. To love one's native city more than one's own soul.