History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2

About this film

LibriVox recording of History of Florence Vol. 2 by Niccolo Machiavelli, read by LibriVox volunteers, proofed by Heart of Texas, and produced by Karen Merline. History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527). Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was at that time his only possible way to regain the good graces of the Medici. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli's views to become the "official" history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526. The translator is unknown, but the copyright has been cleared by Wikipedia. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org Download M4B Part 1 (118MB) Download…

Directors & creators

Niccolo Machiavelli

Subjects

LibriVox;audio books;Italy;Florence;politics;history

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