Life and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli : Volume I

by Villari, Pasquale

• ISBN13: 9781410211712
• ISBN10: 1410211711
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-03
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Table of Contents

Preface to the New Edition	v
Preface to First Edition	xi
INTRODUCTION
The Renaissance	1	(21)
The Principal Italian States	22	(46)
Milan	22	(9)
Florence	31	(9)
Venice	40	(8)
Rome	48	(12)
Naples	60	(8)
Literature	68	(112)
Petrarch and the Revival of Learning	68	(9)
Learned Men in Florence	77	(23)
Learned Men in Rome	100	(18)
Milan and Francesco Filelfo	118	(5)
Learned Men in Naples	123	(2)
The Minor Italian States	125	(7)
The Platonic Academy	132	(14)
Revival of Italian Literature	146	(34)
Political Condition of Italy at the End of the Fifteenth Century	180	(53)
The Election of Pope Alexander VI	180	(8)
The Arrival of Charles VIII. in Italy	188	(15)
The Borgia	203	(15)
Savonarola and the Republic of Florence	218	(15)
BOOK THE FIRST
From the Birth of Niccolo Machiavell to His Dismissal from the Office of Secretary of the Ten. (1469--1512.)
Chapter I. (1469--1498.)	233	(14)
Birth and Early Studies of Niccolo Machiavelli
His election as Secretary of the Ten
Chapter II. (1498--1499.)	247	(18)
Niccolo Machiavelli begins to exercise the office of Secretary to the Ten
His mission to Forli
Condemnation and Death of Paolo Vitelli
``Discourse upon Pisan affairs''
Chapter III. (1499--1500.)	265	(17)
Louis XII. In Italy
Defeat and imprisonment of the Moor
Niccolo Machiavelli at the camp before Pisa
First embassy to France
Chapter IV. (1501--1502.)	282	(19)
Tumults in Pistoia, whither Machiavelli is sent
Valentinois in Tuscany; the Condotta stupulated with the Florentines by him
New French army in Italy
Fresh riots in Pistoia, and Machiavelli again sent there
The war with Pisa goes on
Rebellion of Arezzo, and the Val di Chiana
Machiavelli and Bishop Soderini despatched to Valentinois's Court at Urbino
The French come to assist in putting down disorders in Arezzo
``On the method of treating the rebellious population of the Val di Chiana''
Creation of a Gonfalonier for life
Chapter V. (1502--1503.)	301	(35)
Legation to the Duke of Valentinois in Romagna
The doings of the Pope in Rome at the same period
Machiavelli composes his ``Descrizione'' of events in Romagna
Chapter VI. (1503)	336	(19)
Necessity for new taxes
``Discorso sulla provisione del denaro''
Defensive measures against the Borgia
War with Pisa
New misdeeds of the Pope
Predominance of the Spaniards in the Neapolitan kingdom
Death of Alexander VI.
Election of Pius III. and of Julius II.
Chapter VII. (1503--1504)	355	(24)
The Florentines show themselves hostile to the Venetians
Legation to Rome
The Spaniards are victorious in Naples
Second Legation to France
Renewal of the war with Pisa
Fruitless attempts to turn the course of the Arno
First ``Decennale''
A lost manuscript
Chapter VIII. (1505--1507.)	379	(31)
Sad conditions of Umbria
Legation to Perugia
War perils
New Legation to Sienna
Defeat of Alviano
The Florentines attack Pisa, and are repulsed
Legation to the Court of Juhus II.
Institution of the Florentine Militia
Chapter IX.	410	(40)
The age of Julius II.
Fine Arts
Leonardo da Vinci
Michel Angelo
Raffaello
The new literature
Ariosto
The early writings of Francesco Guicciardini
Chapter X. (1506--1510.)	450	(31)
Machiavelli superintends the drilling of the Militia
His journey to Sienna
General condition of Europe
Maximilian makes preparations for coming into Italy, to assume the imperial crown
Machiavelli's mission to the Emperor
His writings on France and Germany
Chapter XI. (1508--1509.)	481	(13)
Fresh devastation of Pisan territory
Negotiations with France and Spain
Pisa is pressed on all sides
Machiavelli goes to Piombino to arrange terms of capitulation
Pisa surrenders, and is occupied by the Florentines
Chapter XII. (1508--1510.)	494	(19)
The League of Cambray and the battle of Agnadello
The humiliation of Venice
A Legation to Mantua
``The second Decennale''
Machiavelli's small vexations
The Pope as the ally of Venice and enemy of France
Renewal of the war
Third Legation to France
Chapter XIII. (1510--1511.)	513
Soderini's enemies take heart
Cardinal dei Medici gains favour
Soderini renders an account of his administration
Conspiracy of Prinzivalle della Stufa
Taking of Mirandola
Council of Pisa
Mission to Pisa
Fourth Legation to France
APPENDIX
An Autograph Letter of Machiavelli, though not written in his name, without signature, date, or address, relating to family affairs	533	(1)
Letter of the Ten of Balia to Paolo Vitelli, urging him to take Pisa by storm.---15th August, 1499	534	(1)
Letter of the Ten to the Florentine Commissaries at the Camp of Captain Paolo Vitelli.---20th August, 1499	535	(1)
Another Letter of the Ten to the Florentine Commissaries with Paolo Vitelli.---25th August, 1499, attributed to Machiavelli	536	(1)
Letter of the Ten to the Commissary Giacomini Tebalducci.---1st July, 1502 (Machiavelli's autograph)	537	(1)
Letter of the Ten to the Commissary at Borgo la S. Se potero.---14th May, 1503 (Machiavelli's autograph)	538	(2)
Letter of the Ten to the Commissaries at the Camp before Pisa.---27th May, 1503 (Machiavelli's autograph)	540	(2)
Letter of the Ten to Antonio Giacomini.---29th August, 1504	542	(1)
Letter of the Ten to the Commissary T. Tosinghi.---28th September, 1504 (Machiavelli's autograph)	543	(1)
Letter of the Ten to the Commissary T. Tosinghi.---30th September, 1504 (Machiavelli's autograph)	544	(2)
Machiavelli's Report on the Institution of the New Militia	546