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Sketch on the life and character of Machiavel. Section IV

1795 Paratext Forms: Epigraph Paratext Functions: Hermeneutical French URL

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Y. (John Pitchford)
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Du contrat social ou principes du droit politique has translation
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Sketch on the life and character of Machiavel. Section IV translation has paratext

Summary (extracted citations)

"Machiavel étoit un honnete homme et un bon citoyen; mais, attaché à la maison de Medici, il étoit forcé, dans l’oppression de sa patrie, de déguiser son amour pour la liberté. Le choix seul de son exécrable héros manifeste assez son intention sécrete, et l’opposition des maximes de son livre du Prince à celles de ses Discours sur Tite-Live et de son Histoire de Florence, démontre que ce profond Politique n’a eu jusqu’ici que des lecteurs superficiels ou corrompus". Rousseau, 'Du Contrat Social', I.3c.6.

Notes

Epigraph from Rousseau stressing Machiavelli's republican credentials.