Seeking Real Truths: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Machiavelli

The thought and influence of Machiavelli have had a significant impact on a variety of academic disciplines, including political science and government, history, literature, language, theatre, and philosophy. Rather than inscribe Machiavelli within the boundaries of a single academic approach, tradition, or discourse, this volume assembles multidisciplinary perspectives on his writings on government, on his creative works, and on his legacy. The result is intended to appeal at once to generalists seeking baseline knowledge of Machiavelli and to specialists who are interested in critical views of Machiavelli that use a broad lens and that approach their subject from different angles.

Contributors include: Susan Ashley, Salvatore Bizzarro, Julia Bondanella, JoAnn Cavallo, Salvatore Di Maria, Marie Gaille-Nikodimov, Eugene Garver, Joseph Khoury, William Klein, Sante Matteo, Gerry Milligan, RoseAnna Mueller, John Roe, Gerald Seaman, Charles Tarlton, Patricia Vilches, and Mary Walsh.

Patricia Vilches, Ph.D. (1992) in Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, is Associate Professor of Spanish and Italian at Lawrence University. She has published and presented extensively on Machiavelli and early modern Spanish and Italian literature.
Gerald Seaman, Ph.D. (1992) in French Literature, Stanford University, is Dean of Faculty and Professor of Romance and Classical Languages at Ripon College. His previous work includes publications on medieval and early modern French literature.