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Article from the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.
Why Machiavelli? That question might naturally and legitimately occur to anyone encountering an entry about him in an encyclopedia of philosophy. Certainly, Machiavelli contributed to a large number of important discourses in Western thought—political theory most notably, but also history and historiography, Italian literature, the principles of warfare, and diplomacy. But Machiavelli never seems to have considered himself a philosopher—indeed, he often overtly rejected philosophical inquiry as beside the point—nor do his credentials suggest that he fits comfortably into standard models of academic philosophy.
Article from the New York review of Books in 1971 by Isaiah Berlin
There is something surprising about the sheer number of interpretations of Machiavelli’s political opinions. There exist, even now, over a score of leading theories of how to interpret The Prince and The Discourses—apart from a cloud of subsidiary views and glosses. The bibliography of this is vast and growing faster than ever.
Comedy or Tragedy? Article based on a WORKING CAPITAL workshop in July 2011 at the University of Warwick Business School devised by producer Simon Woods and actor Annouchka Bayley.
Using the stock characters of Commedia dell’arte and the movie of the comic play The Mandrake Root written by Machiavelli.
Read full article at European Drama Network online publication Movie-zine
Article reviewing movie of The Mandrake Root.
Yesterday evening the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh sponsored a screening of Malachi Bogdanov’s film The Mandrake Root. It was presented by Dr Davide Messina from the Italian Department of the University of Edinburgh and followed by a question session with the director.