Machiavelli and the History of Prudence - Eugene Garver

Title: Machiavelli and the History of Prudence
Author: Eugene Garver
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Edition: First printing, 1987
ISBN: 029911080X
Condition: Second-hand. Good. Dust jacket shows light rubbing, surface marks and edge wear, with minor scuffing at the corners and spine ends. The binding is intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A study of Machiavelli's political thought through the history of prudence and rhetoric, examining how practical reason, persuasion and political judgement operate across The Prince and the Discourses.

Eugene Garver traces Machiavelli's use of examples, maxims, rhetorical invention and civic virtue, placing his political method within a broader history of practical reasoning and the rhetorical arts.