For History buffs.
I have found a few very interesting books on the History of Italy whose copyright has expired and are available free on the Internet.
The one that has me captivated right now is Niccolò Machiavelli's History of Florence and the Affairs of Italy from the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent. The original text, in Italian, was written between 1521 and 1525.
One of the editions available in English, with an introduction by Hugo Albert Rennert, Ph.D., is offered through the Internet by the University of Adelaide. The information about the publication states it is: "Derived from the Universal Classics Library edition, published by W. Walter Dunne, New York and London in 1901. The translator was not named. (http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/machiavelli/niccolo/m149h/ Consulted: Novemeber 5, 2013)
The book is available following this link: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/machiavelli/niccolo/m149h/
I am reading the same version published by the Gutenberg Project available in different formats at: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2464
For those who use Kobo, it is available – without cost – here:
I imagine it is also accessible through Google Books: books.google.com/
Returning to the book itself, Machiavelli renders a riveting account of the affairs of Italy and Florence beginning with the Barbarian invasions, marking the transition between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, until the death of Lorenzo de'Medici, as stated in the title.
In a subsequent blog post, I will direct you to some other related treasures.
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Para los amantes de la Historia.
He encontrado algunos libros sobre la Historia de Italia cuyos derechos de autor han expirado y se encuentran disponibles, sin costo, a través del Internet.
El que me tiene encandilada en este momento es History of Florence and the Affairs of Italy from the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent (La Historia de Florencia y los asuntos de Italia, desde sus comienzos hasta la muerte de Lorenzo el Magnífico) de Niccolò Machiavelli – lamentablemente, parece estar disponible solamente en inglés. El texto original, en italiano, fue escrito entre 1521 y 1525.
La University of Adelaide ha puesto a disposición una de las ediciones a través del Internet. La encuentran en:
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/machiavelli/niccolo/m149h/
Yo estoy leyendo el mismo texto publicado por el Proyecto Gutemberg ofrecido en formatos diferentes en el siguiente lazo:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2464
Para los que utilizan el e-reader Kobo, la publicación está disponible – también sin costo alguno – acá:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/Search/Query?query=History%20of%20Florence%20and%20of%20the%20Affairs%20of%20Italy&fcmedia=BookImagino que, asimismo, se puede conseguir a través de Google Books: books.google.com/
Regresando al texto de Machavelli, el escritor ofrece un relato cautivador de la Historia de Italia desde el periodo de las invasiones bárbaras, que marca la transición entre la Antigüedad y la Edad Media, hasta la muerte de Lorenzo de'Medici (1492), como lo dice el título de la obra.
En una próxima entrada al blog, los dirijiré a otros hallazgos relacionados.
My dear friend, I´ll download it right away so that we can exchange ideas about it! You mentioned it was riveting and I´m sure it is. Machiavelli has a personality that I´ve always thought history should revindicate!
ReplyDeleteYes Lili, you are right but, slowly, Machiavelli's image and his contributions to Italian culture are being vindicated.
DeleteI should say Machiavelli's contributions not only to Italian, but also to world culture and ideas, for the impact of "The Prince" (initially distributed in 1513 and, finally, published in 1532) cannot be disregarded.
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