Benner, Erica,

Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom / Erica Benner. - First American Edition. - New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] - xxii, 360 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Originally published under title: Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom. London : Allen Lane, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-347) and index.

The importance of good faith -- Take nothing on authority -- Do not be deceived by false glory -- Beware of doctors -- Have no fear of giants -- How to speak of princes -- Recover your freedom -- The way to paradise -- So blinded are you by present greed -- Build dykes and dams -- Fortune loves impetuous young men -- How to win -- Measure yourself and limit your hopes -- Be like the fox -- Simulate stupidity -- Imagine a true republic -- Never give up -- Aftermath.

9780393609721 (hardcover)


Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

B785. M24 / B4389 2017

170.92