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Mandragola
Mandragola
Author: Henry Paolucci, Anne A. Paolucci, Niccolo Machiavelli
A superior treatment of Machiavelli's minor masterpiece! Flaumenhaft's beautifully crafted, literal translation aims to capture the original intent of the playwright. Machiavelli himself distinguished carefully between translations and revisions; thus, Flaumenhaft finds a faithful translation essential to conveying Machiavelli's thought and to a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780672602313
ISBN-10: 0672602318
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Publisher: MacMillan
Book Type: Paperback
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Known today mostly for his thesis The Prince, Machiavelli also wrote several comedies. This one is short, but quite risqué: in some parts rather bluntsexually. Here is a classic plot: the most beautiful wife, the debaucher, the cuckold, and the corrupt clergyappropriate for the times. You can guess the rest as there is little doubt about the outcome.



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