The Artist, The Philosopher and The Warrior

Paul Strathern

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English

Pimlico
01 April 2010

Renaissance art; History; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; History of ideas

Leonardo da Vinci,

Niccol

Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia. As each fascinating life unfolds so does the Italian Renaissance - in all its artistic beauty, political complexity and martial brutalism.

In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccol

Machiavelli - set out on one of the most treacherous military campaigns of the period. Cesare Borgia was a ferocious military leader whose name was synonymous with brutality and whose reputation was marred with the suspicion of incest. Niccol

Machiavelli was a witty and subversive intellectual, more suited to the silken diplomacy of royal courts than the sodden encampments of a military campaign. And Leonardo da Vinci was a visionary master and the most talented military engineer in Italy. What led him to work for the monstrous Borgia? And what attracted him to the cunning Machiavelli?

In his extraordinary new book acclaimed historian Paul Strathern ingeniously focuses on this improbable collusion of three iconic figures of the Italian Renaissance to unite three mighty strands of the period - war, politics and art. As each man's life unfolds, so does the Italian Renaissance.

By: Paul Strathern
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781845951214
ISBN 10: 1845951212
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 April 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. He is a Somerset Maugham Prize-winning novelist; author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World; Mendeleyev's Dream (shortlisted for the Aventis Science Book Prize); Dr. Strangelove's Game: A History of Economic Genius and The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (published by Cape and Pimlico).

Reviews for The Artist, The Philosopher and The Warrior

Strathern deftly interweaves the narratives of his three main characters and successfully evokes their odyssey... he has a sensitive ear for memorable phrases and a keen eye for striking detail -- Thomas Wright * Independent on Sunday * The story he has to tell is exciting and revealing...and the narrative has a natural arc, beginning in hope and fear and climaxing in deceit and bloodshed * Guardian * This is a portrait of a fascinating trio, and an insight into the apparent paradox of why such turbulent times produced such an outpouring of human sentiment almost unparalleled in the history of the West -- Edward King * Sunday Times * This is popular history at its narrative best... rich in colour, character and consequence * The Times * A brilliant snapshot of Renaissance Italy... a triumph * Sunday Telegraph *