Free Download Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli in His World (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B071L26GWK | 2017 | 13 hours and 30 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 385 MB
Author: Erica Benner
Narrator: Karen Saltus
The dramatic, myth-shattering story of how Machiavelli – arguably the most misunderstood thinker of all time – fought to change his corrupt world. Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner sets the record straight: far from the ruthless "Machiavellian" henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner masterfully interweaves Machiavelli’s words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction. Through dialogues and diaries, we witness dramatic episodes, including Savonarola’s fiery sermons against the elite in Florence’s piazza, Machiavelli’s secret negotiations with Caterina Sforza at the court of Forlí, and the Florentines’ frantic preparations to resist Pope Julius’s plan to overthrow their Republic.