Info: Our guest is Miles J. Unger, author of a new biography on the life and writings of noted Italian author and playwright, Niccolo Machiavelli. The book details how Machiavelli became an infamous and influential political writer. Unger recounts how Machiavelli’s name became synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. Despite this, he argues that Machiavelli was a deeply humane writer whose controversial theories were a response to the corruption he witnessed around him. “The Prince”, is a practical guide to the aspiring politician that is based on the world as it is, and not as it should be, says Unger. He also speaks of his own time spent living in Florence, along with the roots of his deep interest in studying the Italian Renaissance.
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