Maxims and reflections (Ricordi)
Maxims and reflections (Ricordi)
Review: "Unlike Machiavelli-inveterate dreamer and cynic-Guicciardini's mind is remarkable for the balance and masterly coolness of its judgment."-Federico Chabod "In the history of Renaissance thought, Guicciardini's Ricordi occupy a place of singular importance. Few works of t…
Review: "Unlike Machiavelli-inveterate dreamer and cynic-Guicciardini's mind is remarkable for the balance and masterly coolness of its judgment."-Federico Chabod "In the history of Renaissance thought, Guicciardini's Ricordi occupy a place of singular importance. Few works of t…
Guicciardini (1483 - 1540) fu scrittore, storico e politico fiorentino. La Storia d'Italia rappresenta la sua opera maggiore. Si tratta di un vasto e dettagliato affresco delle vicende italiane tra il 1492 e il 1532, unanimemente considerato un autentico capolavoro della storiog…