"Contro a ogni ragione del mondo": Religion and Political Realism in Guicciardini's Ricordo C1
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Although the work of Francesco Guicciardini has not the benefit of the popularity enjoyed by the work of his friend and collaborator Niccolò Machiavelli, the political thought of the author of the Storia d’Italia can be considered one of the peaks of the Italian Renaissance. The aim of this article is to analyze Guicciardini’s treatment of religion in the C1 council which opens the Ricordi, a book of advice or warnings written in Italian. In particular, the relationship between religion and politics will be analyzed in the light of the characteristics of the C essay and the tradition of realism.
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