01393nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_221977 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 495.6 G945 Guicciardini, Francesco The history of Italy by Francesco Guicciardini ; translated, edited, with notes and an introduction by Sidney Alexander London Collier-Macmilan Ltd 1969 Contents: In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain--and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence--retired to his villa to write a history of his times. His Storia d'Italia became the classic history of Italy--both a brilliant portrayal of the Renaissance and a penetrating vision into the tragedy and comedy of human history in general. Sidney Alexander's readable translation and abridgment of Guicciardini's four-volume work earned the prestigious 1970 P.E.N. Club translation award. His perceptive introduction and notes add much to the understanding of Guicciardini's masterpiece. Italy,Ý History,Lịch sử 1492-1559,1492-1559 Tô Chánh Trung, Tuyến Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ