1984
Barefoot Boy Makes Good: A Study of Machiavelli’s Historiography
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Publication
Speculum , Volume 59 - Issue 3 p. 585- 605
The notion of greatness, unlike those of goodness or wickedness or talent or beauty, is not a mere characteristic of individuals in a more or less private context, but is, as we ordinarily use it, directly connected with social effectiveness, the capacity of individuals to alter things radically on a large scale.
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Phillips, M. (1984). Barefoot Boy Makes Good: A Study of Machiavelli’s Historiography. Speculum, 59(3), 585–605. doi:10.2307/2846301
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