Medieval in Literary Theory & Criticism & Fiction & Literature Audiobooks

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Chaucer's People

Everyday Lives in Medieval England

by Liza Picard ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

The Middle Ages re-created through the cast of pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.Among the surviving records of fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry is the most vivid. Chaucer wrote about everyday people outside the walls of the English court—men and women who spent days at the pedal of a loom, or maintaining the ledgers of an estate, or on the high seas. In Chaucer's People, Liza ... Read more

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The Middle Ages re-created through the cast of pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.Among the surviving records of fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry is the most vivid. Chaucer wrote about everyday people outside the walls of the English court—men and women who spent days at the pedal of a loom, or maintaining the ledgers of an estate, or on the high seas. In Chaucer's People, Liza
... Read more
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Why Dante Matters

An Intelligent Person's Guide

by Professor John Took ...

Narrated by Victor Vertunni ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Bloomsbury presents Why Dante Matters by John Took, read by Victor Vertunni.John Took provides an entirely original view of one of the most important poets and thinkers in all of Western literature, Dante Alighieri.The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a poet who, as T. S. Eliot put it, ‘divides the world with Shakespeare, there being no third’. His, like ours, ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Why Dante Matters by John Took, read by Victor Vertunni.John Took provides an entirely original view of one of the most important poets and thinkers in all of Western literature, Dante Alighieri.The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a poet who, as T. S. Eliot put it, ‘divides the world with Shakespeare, there being no third’. His, like ours,
... Read more
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The Wife of Bath

A Biography

by Marion Turner ...

Narrated by Marion Turner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeTooEver since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers—from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Drydento Zadie Smith. Few ... Read more

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From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeTooEver since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers—from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Drydento Zadie Smith. Few
... Read more
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The Role of the Scroll

An Illustrated Introduction to Scrolls in the Middle Ages

by Thomas Forrest Kelly ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

In The Role of the Scroll, Thomas Forrest Kelly brings to life the most interesting scrolls in medieval history, placing them in the context of those who made, commissioned, and used them, and reveals their remarkably varied uses. Scrolls were the best way to keep ever-expanding lists, for example, those of debtors, knights, and the dead. While useful for keeping public records, scrolls could also ... Read more

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In The Role of the Scroll, Thomas Forrest Kelly brings to life the most interesting scrolls in medieval history, placing them in the context of those who made, commissioned, and used them, and reveals their remarkably varied uses. Scrolls were the best way to keep ever-expanding lists, for example, those of debtors, knights, and the dead. While useful for keeping public records, scrolls could also
... Read more
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Chaucer

A European Life

by Marion Turner ...

Narrated by Marion Turner ...

Unabridged

20 hours 9 min

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing ... Read more

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A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing
... Read more
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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art

by Various ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art by Various: Chambers's Journal is likely a periodical publication that covers a wide range of topics, including literature, science, and art. It may feature articles, essays, and stories by various authors.Key Aspects of "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art":Multifaceted Content: The journal likely offers a diverse ... Read more

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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art by Various: Chambers's Journal is likely a periodical publication that covers a wide range of topics, including literature, science, and art. It may feature articles, essays, and stories by various authors.Key Aspects of "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art":Multifaceted Content: The journal likely offers a diverse
... Read more
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The Lay of the Nibelungs

by Alice Horton, Anonymous ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. It is easy to see how Wagner was enthralled by the story and the poetry for the power of the tale drives the narrative: intense love, loyalty, jealousy, murder, duty, honour and massacre are all interwoven into ... Read more

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One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. It is easy to see how Wagner was enthralled by the story and the poetry for the power of the tale drives the narrative: intense love, loyalty, jealousy, murder, duty, honour and massacre are all interwoven into
... Read more
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Van den vos Reynaerde

Een hoorcollege over hét meesterwerk van onze middeleeuwse letterkunde

by Frits van Oostrom ...

Narrated by Frits van Oostrom ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

Van den vos Reynaerde is de enige Nederlandse literaire klassieker die werkelijk nooit iemand saai heeft gevonden. In een meeslepend hoorcollege neemt Frits van Oostrom, auteur van het boek De Reynaert, dit middeleeuwse meesterwerk nog één keer onder de loep. De luisteraar wordt meegenomen langs vier invalshoeken. Eerst staat de oorspronkelijke tekst centraal en de vraag waarom de Reynaert al ... Read more

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Van den vos Reynaerde is de enige Nederlandse literaire klassieker die werkelijk nooit iemand saai heeft gevonden. In een meeslepend hoorcollege neemt Frits van Oostrom, auteur van het boek De Reynaert, dit middeleeuwse meesterwerk nog één keer onder de loep. De luisteraar wordt meegenomen langs vier invalshoeken. Eerst staat de oorspronkelijke tekst centraal en de vraag waarom de Reynaert al
... Read more
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In A Dark Wood

What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love

by Joseph Luzzi ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante’s Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning—a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating loss.Where do we turn when we lose everything? Joseph Luzzi found the answer in the opening of The Divine Comedy: ... Read more

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In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante’s Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning—a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating loss.Where do we turn when we lose everything? Joseph Luzzi found the answer in the opening of The Divine Comedy:
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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886

by Various ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Welcome to the world of Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886, a treasure trove of Victorian-era knowledge, creativity, and cultural exploration.Step back in time to the vibrant literary and scientific landscape of the late 19th century with this meticulously curated collection of articles, stories, and insights. Explore a myriad ... Read more

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Welcome to the world of Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886, a treasure trove of Victorian-era knowledge, creativity, and cultural exploration.Step back in time to the vibrant literary and scientific landscape of the late 19th century with this meticulously curated collection of articles, stories, and insights. Explore a myriad
... Read more
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Piers Plowman

The Vision of a People's Christ

by William Langland ...

Narrated by Mike Rogers ...

Unabridged

4 hours 42 min

Probably written in the latter half of the 14th century in the South-West-Midlands dialect, Piers Plowman is a remarkable example of allegorical, alliterative verse that conveyed, for the first time ever, the authentic voice, spirit and character of the ordinary people of England.Very little is known about William Langland, the presumed author, but it is very much a product of the medieval mind ... Read more

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Probably written in the latter half of the 14th century in the South-West-Midlands dialect, Piers Plowman is a remarkable example of allegorical, alliterative verse that conveyed, for the first time ever, the authentic voice, spirit and character of the ordinary people of England.Very little is known about William Langland, the presumed author, but it is very much a product of the medieval mind
... Read more
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Данте Алигьери и театр судьбы. Введение в практическую анатомию гениальности

by Кирилл Сергеев ...

Narrated by Евгений Лебедев ...

Series series История и наука в деталях
Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

Классические тексты всегда воспринимаются как данность, как будто та форма, в которой они возникли, — единственно возможная. Я предлагаю задаться интересным вопросом — зачем была написана «Божественная Комедия» Данте? Почему она обрела именно такую форму? К какому жанру принадлежит этот текст? Чтобы приблизиться к ответам, мы обратимся к мыслительной традиции античного Средиземноморья и ... Read more

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Классические тексты всегда воспринимаются как данность, как будто та форма, в которой они возникли, — единственно возможная. Я предлагаю задаться интересным вопросом — зачем была написана «Божественная Комедия» Данте? Почему она обрела именно такую форму? К какому жанру принадлежит этот текст? Чтобы приблизиться к ответам, мы обратимся к мыслительной традиции античного Средиземноморья и
... Read more
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Part of The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript in Modern English Prose Translation

by Malcolm Andrew, Ronald Waldron ...

Narrated by Sarah Peverley, Joshua Lambie ...

Unabridged

2 hours 42 min

"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is perhaps the best-known Arthurian romance in the English language, praised by Tolkien as ‘the best conceived and shaped narrative poem of the fourteenth century, indeed of the Middle Ages, in English.’Its story is well-known: New Year celebrations at Camelot are disrupted by the fearsome and strange appearance of the Green Knight who challenges Arthur's court to ... Read more

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"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is perhaps the best-known Arthurian romance in the English language, praised by Tolkien as ‘the best conceived and shaped narrative poem of the fourteenth century, indeed of the Middle Ages, in English.’Its story is well-known: New Year celebrations at Camelot are disrupted by the fearsome and strange appearance of the Green Knight who challenges Arthur's court to
... Read more
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Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass, George Easton ...

Unabridged

44 min

Frederick Douglass's 'Collected Articles' compiles powerful writings from the iconic abolitionist and statesman. From poignant narratives on slavery to impassioned calls for justice, Douglass's eloquent prose captures the essence of his tireless advocacy for freedom, equality, and human rights. This anthology stands as a testament to Douglass's indomitable spirit and enduring impact on the fight ... Read more

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Frederick Douglass's 'Collected Articles' compiles powerful writings from the iconic abolitionist and statesman. From poignant narratives on slavery to impassioned calls for justice, Douglass's eloquent prose captures the essence of his tireless advocacy for freedom, equality, and human rights. This anthology stands as a testament to Douglass's indomitable spirit and enduring impact on the fight
... Read more
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Pearl

Part of The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript in Modern English Prose Translation

by Malcolm Andrew, Ronald Waldron ...

Narrated by Sarah Peverley, Joshua Lambie ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

‘Lovely pearl, which it pleases a prince to set radiantly in gold so bright….Alas! I lost her in a garden; through the grass to the ground it slipped from me. I languish, grievously wounded by the power of my love for that spotless pearl of mine.’"Pearl" is the first of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. It is widely ... Read more

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‘Lovely pearl, which it pleases a prince to set radiantly in gold so bright….Alas! I lost her in a garden; through the grass to the ground it slipped from me. I languish, grievously wounded by the power of my love for that spotless pearl of mine.’"Pearl" is the first of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. It is widely
... Read more
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Carta de batalla por Tirant lo Blanc

by Mario Vargas Llosa ...

Narrated by Mario Velásquez, Benjamín Figueres ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

En este libro Mario Vargas Llosa nos descubre el poder de la palabra, la pasión sutil y abstracta de Tirant lo Blanc**, considerada por él como una de las novelas más ambiciosas y modernas de entre las clásicas.**«Entre los muchos atributos del Tirant lo Blanc el que más admiro es su ambición. Esa voluntad deicida de recrearlo todo, de contarlo todo, desde lo más infinitamente pequeño hasta lo más ... Read more

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En este libro Mario Vargas Llosa nos descubre el poder de la palabra, la pasión sutil y abstracta de Tirant lo Blanc**, considerada por él como una de las novelas más ambiciosas y modernas de entre las clásicas.**«Entre los muchos atributos del Tirant lo Blanc el que más admiro es su ambición. Esa voluntad deicida de recrearlo todo, de contarlo todo, desde lo más infinitamente pequeño hasta lo más
... Read more
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Masterpieces of Medieval Literature

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by George K. Wilson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

It is during the Middle Ages that modern Europe, indeed, modern Western culture as we know it, comes to be. Classical Mediterranean culture drew from the ancient Middle East, and more directly, from the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. The Middle Ages add the Northlands, Celts, and Germans, and ultimately, Slavs as well, to the mix. And the Middle Ages saw the birth of the immediate predecessors of ... Read more

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It is during the Middle Ages that modern Europe, indeed, modern Western culture as we know it, comes to be. Classical Mediterranean culture drew from the ancient Middle East, and more directly, from the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. The Middle Ages add the Northlands, Celts, and Germans, and ultimately, Slavs as well, to the mix. And the Middle Ages saw the birth of the immediate predecessors of
... Read more
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Cleanness

Part of The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript in Modern English Prose Translation

by Malcolm Andrew, Ronald Waldron ...

Narrated by Sarah Peverley, Joshua Lambie ...

Unabridged

2 hours 9 min

"Cleanness" is the second of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. Cleanness tells several stories, all related by theme–the disastrous consequences of uncleanness, and the good fortune to be had by being clean.The poet carefully constructs a complex accumulation of stories and examples, whose main source is the Old ... Read more

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"Cleanness" is the second of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. Cleanness tells several stories, all related by theme–the disastrous consequences of uncleanness, and the good fortune to be had by being clean.The poet carefully constructs a complex accumulation of stories and examples, whose main source is the Old
... Read more
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The Medieval Worlds of Neil Gaiman

From Beowulf to Sleeping Beauty

by Shiloh Carroll ...

Narrated by Petrea Burchard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

Neil Gaiman is one of the most widely known writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, having produced fiction and nonfiction, fantasy and horror, television, comics, and prose. He often attributes this eclecticism to his "compost heap" approach to writing, gathering inspiration from life, religion, literature, and mythology.Readers love to sink into Gaiman's medieval worlds—but what ... Read more

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Neil Gaiman is one of the most widely known writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, having produced fiction and nonfiction, fantasy and horror, television, comics, and prose. He often attributes this eclecticism to his "compost heap" approach to writing, gathering inspiration from life, religion, literature, and mythology.Readers love to sink into Gaiman's medieval worlds—but what
... Read more
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The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature

by C. S. Lewis ...

Narrated by Richard Elwood ...

Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years as 'the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe'. This, Lewis's ... Read more

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The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years as 'the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe'. This, Lewis's
... Read more
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The Gilded Page

The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts

by Mary Wellesley ...

Narrated by Mary Wellesley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII.Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author’s status—part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer’s writing, for example, is because he was a London-based government official first and ... Read more

$27.95 CAD

A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII.Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author’s status—part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer’s writing, for example, is because he was a London-based government official first and
... Read more
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Dante

by John Took ...

Narrated by John Took ...

Unabridged

26 hours 30 min

For all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri(1265–1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work. Dante’s writings aretherefore never far away in this authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography,which offers a fresh account of the medieval Florentine poet’s life and thought beforeand after his exile in 1302.Beginning with the often violent ... Read more

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For all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri(1265–1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work. Dante’s writings aretherefore never far away in this authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography,which offers a fresh account of the medieval Florentine poet’s life and thought beforeand after his exile in 1302.Beginning with the often violent
... Read more
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The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis

How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind

by Jason M Baxter ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature. What shaped ... Read more

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C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature. What shaped
... Read more
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El Príncipe

by Nicolás Maquiavelo ...

Narrated by Staff Audiolibros Colección ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

El príncipe constituye un capítulo fundacional del pensamiento y la literatura occidental, y, sin embargo, el lector tiene que sortear la inercia de tópicos seculares al intentar aventurarse por sus páginas. Pero, en última instancia, Maquiavelo fue sobre todo un esforzado patriota florentino, y gran parte de su vida estuvo dedicada al servicio de la República. De esa dilatada actividad surge su ... Read more

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El príncipe constituye un capítulo fundacional del pensamiento y la literatura occidental, y, sin embargo, el lector tiene que sortear la inercia de tópicos seculares al intentar aventurarse por sus páginas. Pero, en última instancia, Maquiavelo fue sobre todo un esforzado patriota florentino, y gran parte de su vida estuvo dedicada al servicio de la República. De esa dilatada actividad surge su
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