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Discourses on Livy Paperback – January 28, 1998

by Niccolo Machiavelli (Author), Harvey C. Mansfield (Translator), Nathan Tarcov (Translator)
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Discourses on Livy is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is eminently readable. With a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index, the Discourses reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of "new modes and orders" that continue to shape the modern ethos.

"[Machiavelli] found in Livy the means to inspire scholars for five centuries. Within the Discourses, often hidden and sometimes unintended by their author, lie the seeds of modern political thought. . . . [Mansfield and Tarcov's] translation is careful and idiomatic."—Peter Stothard, The Times

"Translated with painstaking accuracy—but also great readability."—Weekly Standard

"A model of contemporary scholarship and a brave effort at Machiavelli translation that allows the great Florentine to speak in his own voice."—Choice
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Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was a diplomat, politician, and philosopher of the Italian Renaissance. Modern political philosophy and political science is founded on Machiavelli's writings. He served for many years as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. When the Medicis came to power, he was imprisoned and then retired to the writing of his works of political philosophy.  

Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of Machiavelli’s Virtue and has translated The Prince, Discourses on Livy (with Nathan Tarcov), and Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (with Delba Winthrop), all published by the University of Chicago Press.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; First Edition (January 28, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 423 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226500365
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226500362
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.34 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.03 x 6.06 x 1.1 inches
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Amber G. Weaver
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Centuries Haven't Diminished the Insights
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Perhaps the best book of political and ethical philosophy I have ever read! It is a bittersweet revelation that Machiavelli's insights have profound implications for those living five centuries later. For anyone holding back on diving into this book because of a lack of knowledge regarding Titus Livius' writings (the titular Livy), I would say don't worry. Machiavelli uses Livius' Roman histories as a springboard for discussion but mostly presupposes no in-depth knowledge of his work.
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Goku Black
5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading
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If you want to learn about Rome, politics, warfare, and state craft, you need to read this book. It explains many questions you might have as to "why is my country run the way that it is?"
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Lawrence
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Niccolo
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Aka Big Nicky. Machiavelli is to me the greatest mind the west has ever produced. Any serious statesman or person who wishes to understand political history must read this. It must be priority. He gives you the understanding necessary to make sense of a chaotic world.
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Curtis Kimbrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019
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Harvey Mansfield stays true to his word about providing a direct translation, and allows you to understand machiavelli's ideas the way he wished to communicate them. Its important for those who do not know Italian. The book was in good quality, a few notes and underlines made by some student, but the binding is good and was delivered in the expected time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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good book, good seller
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Eugene I.
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book
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Actually an excellent book. The translation is somewhat easy reading, through I has to read some sentences several times. What was true in the past is still true.
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Robert Morea
1.0 out of 5 stars Not the expected translator
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022
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As of the time of my purchase, the cover used to illustrate this ebook appears to be the one from the University of Chicago Press edition. That is, the somewhat famous Harvey Mansfield translation. The text is some other translation. You can just about see that the bottom of the image, around the horse's legs, where Mansfield's name has been blurred out. I don't think that is OK. Using this cover implies which edition of the book is being sold.

Considering this product has a rating over 4 stars, I even wonder if there has been some recent mistake. Perhaps a different cover was previously used, or perhaps a different translation was previously provided? I even note some other comments referencing the Mansfield translation, and whether they liked it or didn't like it--but I wonder if they ever even saw it! What I saw was the wrong translation.
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Hailey Minton
3.0 out of 5 stars Discourses on Livy
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I'm happy with the book and everything but it took seriously way too long to get here. Its a good thing that I didn't need this book until later on in the semester because I ordered this the first week of school and it is now almost midterm and I just barely got the book.
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Senya
5.0 out of 5 stars What A Wonderful Book
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2012
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Discourse On Livy was just amazing! Words cannot describe how much I loved reading this book. I just love Niccolo Machiavelli's (NM) sense of realism and the fact that he put so much effort into this book. Anyone who's read his most famous work, The Prince, will get a better understanding of the man through Discourses On Livy (DOL) than he will through The Prince. The Prince was written fast, in my opinion, he didn't put much effort into it because he was trying to please Lorenzo Medici so as to be reassigned into politics. DOL however is well structured and written because he didn't have to appease anyone, he wrote this book at his leisure. It took him 4 years to finish writing this book of his and it was published right after his death.

DOL is divided into 3 books.
Book 1 delves into finding cities and states, the beginnings, the laws, the orders.
Book 2 & 3 goes back and forth into war and politics, some say book 2 deals with war and book 3 with politics, I disagree both books 2 & 3 deals with war and politics.

Many also claim that DOL deals with Republics, not Principalities. I agree, it does for the most part deal with Republics, NM does base his whole book on the Roman Republic. However NM does somewhat dwell into Principalities, not as a topic of discussion, but as a means of giving advice towards Princes.
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Peter
2.0 out of 5 stars Reprinted book; Not what I expected
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2023
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This book has been reprinted by Amazon with poor quality. Obviously, it was a quick OCR scanning work, as the font size is too small and the lines are a bit skewed on each page. This should have been stated in the description because if I had known it was a reprint, I would have turned to other sellers.
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