TY  - GEN
T1  - Machiavelli's three Romes : religion, human liberty, and politics reformed
A1  - Sullivan, Vickie B.
LA  - English
PP  - DeKalb, Ill.
PB  - Northern Illinois University Press
YR  - 1996
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1130060087
AB  - Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fueled a contentios and long-standing debate among scholars. Whereas some insist that Machiavelli is a Christian, others maintain he is a pagan. Sullivan mediates between these divergent views by arguing that he is neither but that he utilizes elements of both understandings arrayed in a wholly new way. She develops her argument by distinguishing among the three Romes that can be understood as existing in Machiavelli's political thought: the first is the Rome of the Christian era, dominated by the pope; the second is the republican Rome of pagan times, which Machiavelli praises; and the third is an idealized Rome that is neither entirely pagan nor entirely Christian. Sullivan draws primarily from the Florentine Histories, The Prince, and the Discourses to offer a unique study of Machiavelli's political thought. Her examination of Machiavelli's three Romes will engage readers concerned with political thought, philosophy of the state, and Machiavelli.
CN  - JC143.M4 S85 1996eb
SN  - 9781501747861
SN  - 150174786X
SN  - 9781501747854
SN  - 1501747851
SN  - 9781501747847
SN  - 9780875802138
SN  - 0875802133
KW  - Machiavelli, Niccolò, : 1469-1527.
KW  - Catholic Church : Controversial literature.
KW  - Machiavelli, Niccolò, : 1469-1527
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Liberty.
KW  - Liberté.
KW  - freedom.
KW  - Liberty
KW  - Catholic Church : Controversial literature
KW  - Machiavelli, Niccolò
KW  - Controversial literature
ER  -