Project Gutenberg 2000-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 176 Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron 1800 1859 Macaulay, Lord (Thomas Babington Macaulay) Macaulay, T. Babington (Thomas Babington) Macaulay, Thomas Babington Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_and_Historical_Essays_(Macaulay) Produced by Martin Adamson; The html file produced by David Widger "Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2" by Thomas Babington Macaulay is a collection of essays exploring various historical topics and literary critiques, written in the mid-19th century. This volume delves into foreign history, political controversies, and literary criticisms, with a focus on figures like Machiavelli and key historical events impacting governance and culture in Italy and beyond. The opening of the volume starts with a discussion centered on Niccolò Machiavelli, portraying him as a controversial figure often reviled for his seemingly ruthless political philosophies presented in "The Prince." It outlines the paradoxical nature of Machiavelli's character—someone who championed republican ideals yet appeared to condone tyranny through his writings. Macaulay explores the historical context of Machiavelli's life and works, examining how public perception of him might be shaped more by contemporaneous moral standards rather than an objective assessment of his contributions. The complexity of his character is portrayed as a blend of both moral and immoral traits, prompting deeper reflection on the nature of political authority and the ethics of leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 1820877 2025-07-01T12:34:12.132839 text/html 1808972 2016-08-16T14:39:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 681201 2016-08-16T14:41:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 783868 2025-07-01T12:34:27.738261 application/epub+zip 813656 2025-07-01T12:34:16.139789 application/epub+zip 789679 2025-07-01T12:34:14.621781 application/epub+zip 1361638 2025-07-01T12:34:37.816169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1337633 2025-07-01T12:34:26.752225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1259035 2022-09-02T03:39:37.967223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1777831 2025-07-01T12:34:10.470789 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1778032 2016-08-16T14:26:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 675180 2016-08-16T14:41:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1764856 2015-04-03T11:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 673684 2015-04-03T11:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20772 2025-07-01T12:34:37.951155 application/rdf+xml 21690 2025-07-01T12:34:15.137802 image/jpeg 4598 2025-07-01T12:34:14.879777 image/jpeg 771768 2025-07-01T12:34:12.270789 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia