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Machiavelli's immortal look at Livy.(Books)(On Books)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 19960811
Author:Walters, Colin

Niccolo Machiavelli's chapter on conspiracy, the translators of this new edition of the "Discourses on Livy" promise, "is a definite four-star attraction." Continuing in Guide Michelin-style, Harvey Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov assure their reader that "the amazingly bold criticisms of Christianity in three of the Discourses surely count among the sites in this work not to be missed by the conscientious tourist."

Imagine oneself, then, these gentlemen's tourist, walking in Florence and not too distracted, either by drain smells or the racket of little motorbikes swarming up ...

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