The Comedies of Machiavelli: The Woman from Andros; The Mandrake; Clizia
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The Comedies of Machiavelli: The Woman from Andros; The Mandrake; Clizia
By (Author) Niccolo Machiavelli
Edited and translated by David Sices
By (author) James B. Atkinson
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
15th September 2007
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
808.2052
Physical Properties
Hardback
416
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
567g
Description
Though better known today as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his fame as a giant in the history of Italian comedy more than fifty years before Shakespeare's comedies delighted English-speaking audiences. This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic art: sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake; of his version of Terence's The Woman From Andros; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia--works whose genre afforded Machiavelli a unique vehicle not only for entertaining audiences but for examining virtue amid the twists and turns of fortune.
Author Bio
David Sices is Professor Emeritus of French and Italian, Dartmouth College. James B. Atkinson is an independent scholar.
