Life of Castruccio Castracani

Renaissance statesman and philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the most notorious names in Western literature. Truly revolutionary in his time, Machiavelli was the first to articulate the possibility of a pragmatic, secularised leadership. Though his works, including the masterpiece The Prince, were outlawed by the Church, and Machiavelli himself was despised for centuries by writers and politicians alike, his shrewd analysis and prophetic theories have ensured his reputation as the first modern political philosopherMachiavelli, Niccolo is the author of 'Life of Castruccio Castracani' with ISBN 9781843910640 and ISBN 1843910640.