Name: Machiavelli and Mystery of State
Author: Peter S. Donaldson
ISBN: 9780521345460

by Peter S. Donaldson

by Peter S. Donaldson

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ISBN-13: 9780521345460
ISBN: 0521345464
Publication Date: 1989
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Peter S. Donaldson

SUMMARY

Machiavelli and Mystery of State studies the intersection of sacred and secular conceptions of kingship in the Renaissance by documenting in detail six instances of the attempt to connect Machiavelli's thought to an ancient and secret tradition of political counsel, the arcana imperii or mysteries of state. This book illuminates an important and neglected dimension of Machiavelli's powerful influence on Renaissance political discourse.Peter S. Donaldson is the author of 'Machiavelli and Mystery of State', published 1989 under ISBN 9780521345460 and ISBN 0521345464.

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