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Pages in category "Films based on works by Niccolò Machiavelli" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Machiavelli's literary executor, Giuliano de' Ricci, also reported having seen that Machiavelli, his grandfather, made a comedy in the style of Aristophanes which included living Florentines as characters, and to be titled Le Maschere. It has been suggested that due to such things as this and his style of writing to his superiors generally ...
Films based on works by Niccolò Machiavelli (6 P) Pages in category "Adaptations of works by Niccolò Machiavelli" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Machiavelli emphasizes that a ruler must be able to do evil, because to maintain political power you will have to overcome your enemies who are also wicked. Machiavelli uses the example of the ancient Greek tyrant Agathocles, who had the entire elite of Syracuse killed in order to seize control of the government. Machiavelli says that this is a ...
The Mandrake (Italian: La Mandragola; also called Mandragola: The Love Root) is a 1965 Franco-Italian co-production directed by Alberto Lattuada and based on the eponymous 16th-century play by Italian author Niccolò Machiavelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
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The action takes place over a period of 24 hours. The comedy’s main theme is the use of deceit and the interplay among the characters who think they are shrewder than the next. The opening prologue was written by Machiavelli and is read at the start of the film, just as it is in the play. The script is largely faithful to the original play.
Clizia is a comedy by the Italian Renaissance political scientist and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, written in 1525. [1] The work is based upon a classical play by Plautus , [ 2 ] called Casina . Plot