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Discourses on Livy Paperback – January 28, 1998

by Niccolo Machiavelli (Author), Harvey C. Mansfield (Translator), Nathan Tarcov (Translator)

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Discourses on Livy is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is eminently readable. With a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index, the Discourses reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of "new modes and orders" that continue to shape the modern ethos.

"[Machiavelli] found in Livy the means to inspire scholars for five centuries. Within the Discourses, often hidden and sometimes unintended by their author, lie the seeds of modern political thought. . . . [Mansfield and Tarcov's] translation is careful and idiomatic."—Peter Stothard, The Times

"Translated with painstaking accuracy—but also great readability."—Weekly Standard

"A model of contemporary scholarship and a brave effort at Machiavelli translation that allows the great Florentine to speak in his own voice."—Choice

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January 28, 1998
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978-0226500362
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Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was a diplomat, politician, and philosopher of the Italian Renaissance. Modern political philosophy and political science is founded on Machiavelli's writings. He served for many years as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. When the Medicis came to power, he was imprisoned and then retired to the writing of his works of political philosophy.

Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of Machiavelli’s Virtue and has translated The Prince, Discourses on Livy (with Nathan Tarcov), and Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (with Delba Winthrop), all published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; First Edition (January 28, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 423 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226500365
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226500362
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.34 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.03 x 6.06 x 1.1 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #394,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lawrence

I love Niccolo

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Aka Big Nicky. Machiavelli is to me the greatest mind the west has ever produced. Any serious statesman or person who wishes to understand political history must read this. It must be priority. He gives you the understanding necessary to make sense of a chaotic world.

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Four Stars

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good book, good seller

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Actually an excellent book. The translation is somewhat easy reading, through I has to read some sentences several times. What was true in the past is still true.

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Curtis Kimbrell

Solid Purchase

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Harvey Mansfield stays true to his word about providing a direct translation, and allows you to understand machiavelli's ideas the way he wished to communicate them. Its important for those who do not know Italian. The book was in good quality, a few notes and underlines made by some student, but the binding is good and was delivered in the expected time.

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Robert Morea

Not the expected translator

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As of the time of my purchase, the cover used to illustrate this ebook appears to be the one from the University of Chicago Press edition. That is, the somewhat famous Harvey Mansfield translation. The text is some other translation. You can just about see that the bottom of the image, around the horse's legs, where Mansfield's name has been blurred out. I don't think that is OK. Using this cover implies which edition of the book is being sold.

Considering this product has a rating over 4 stars, I even wonder if there has been some recent mistake. Perhaps a different cover was previously used, or perhaps a different translation was previously provided? I even note some other comments referencing the Mansfield translation, and whether they liked it or didn't like it--but I wonder if they ever even saw it! What I saw was the wrong translation.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 25, 2021

would buy from again

Great condition, great book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 3, 2018

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Came almos brand new. Plus one of the greatest books of political theory. Totally awesome.

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Joseph

A must read for all thinking Americans.

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The introduction is an outstanding piece of writing. It places the reader in the right frame of mind to absorb this great contribution to western political thought. Machiavelli's insights are remarkable and timeless and sadly applicable to our current political dilemmas.

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Senya

What A Wonderful Book

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Discourse On Livy was just amazing! Words cannot describe how much I loved reading this book. I just love Niccolo Machiavelli's (NM) sense of realism and the fact that he put so much effort into this book. Anyone who's read his most famous work, The Prince, will get a better understanding of the man through Discourses On Livy (DOL) than he will through The Prince. The Prince was written fast, in my opinion, he didn't put much effort into it because he was trying to please Lorenzo Medici so as to be reassigned into politics. DOL however is well structured and written because he didn't have to appease anyone, he wrote this book at his leisure. It took him 4 years to finish writing this book of his and it was published right after his death.

DOL is divided into 3 books.
Book 1 delves into finding cities and states, the beginnings, the laws, the orders.
Book 2 & 3 goes back and forth into war and politics, some say book 2 deals with war and book 3 with politics, I disagree both books 2 & 3 deals with war and politics.

Many also claim that DOL deals with Republics, not Principalities. I agree, it does for the most part deal with Republics, NM does base his whole book on the Roman Republic. However NM does somewhat dwell into Principalities, not as a topic of discussion, but as a means of giving advice towards Princes.

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Peter

Reprinted book; Not what I expected

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This book has been reprinted by Amazon with poor quality. Obviously, it was a quick OCR scanning work, as the font size is too small and the lines are a bit skewed on each page. This should have been stated in the description because if I had known it was a reprint, I would have turned to other sellers.

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