{"product_id":"the-history-of-italy-francesco-guicciardini-9780691008004","title":"The History of Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesco Guicciardini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691008000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691008004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.46w x 1.20d","brand":"Francesco Guicciardini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925598863615,"sku":"9780691008004","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d96e9f8c-2b3b-464c-817e-dfd24f01e26e.jpg?v=1681078224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-italy-francesco-guicciardini-9780691008004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}