Jerónimo Gracián and Diez lamentaciones. An episode of the solidification of the Spanish anti-Machiavellism

Translated title of the contribution: Jerónimo Gracián and Diez lamentaciones. An episode of the solidification of the Spanish anti-Machiavellism

Miguel Saralegui*

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Abstract

This article proposes a new way of studying the reception of Machiavelli in Spanish political thought during the Siglo de Oro. While Maravall's approach classifies Spanish thinkers according to their agreement or otherwise with Machiavelli's ideas, the reading I propose here considers the history of Machiavellism from a more material perspective, namely the accuracy of these authors' knowledge of Machiavelli's works. In this article, I examine Jerónimo Gracián's Diez lamentaciones from this standpoint with the intention of showing how one of the first great Spanish critics of Machiavelli levelled his criticism against the Florentine Secretary without having read his work directly.

Translated title of the contributionJerónimo Gracián and Diez lamentaciones. An episode of the solidification of the Spanish anti-Machiavellism
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-168
Number of pages14
JournalBruniana e Campanelliana
Volume21
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Philosophy

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