Synopsis
Unmasking the Man Behind the Myth: A Gripping Biography of Niccolò Machiavelli
'A wonderfully assured and utterly riveting biography that captures not only the much-maligned Machiavelli, but also the spirit of his time and place. A monumental achievement.' – Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors.
Notorious and often misunderstood, Niccolò Machiavelli's legacy has been shaped by his most famous work, The Prince....
Details
18 March 2021784 pages
9781447275008Imprint: Picador
Reviews
The result is a life of Machiavelli that must surely be definitive in its faithfulness to the man and his experience of his time . . . Lee presents a novel interpretation of his subject's thinking.John Gray, New Statesman
Detailed, accessible and authoritative . . . an utterly absorbing month-by-month, often day-by-day account of Machiavelli's life and career.John Guy, Literary Review
A fine new biography.Simon Heffer, Telegraph
A superb work of scholarship, securely grounded in the turbulent Italy of Machiavelli's day, and unflinchingly truthful . . . Lee retells the stories of plagues and brush-offs, of brothels, betrayals and massacres, in a brisk and compelling style.Ferdinand Mount, Prospect
