What are some novels a person must read?
IT- Stephen kingThe Alchemist- Paulo CoelhoTo kill a mockingbird- Harper LeeThe Davinci code- Dan brownShutter island- Dennis LehaneThe Bourne Trilogy- Robert LudlumThe millennium Trilogy- Steig LarsonThe kite runner- Khalid HosseiniDracula- Bram StokerPride and prejudice- Jane AustenThen there were none- Agatha ChristieThe girl on the train- Paula HawkinsThe hunger games- Suzanne CollinsThe fault in our stars- John Mark GreenThe Notebook- Nicholas SparksYou are the best wife- Ajay K PandeyHarry Potter- J K RowlingThe lord of the rings- J R R TolkienMemoirs of geisha- Arthur GoldenFangirl- Rainbow Rowell
Why is Machiavelli important to the Renaissance and history?
In his book, The prince,Machiavelli describes the proper orientation towards the volatility of the world, or Fortune, by comparing Fortune to a lady: "la fortuna é donna," or "Fortune is a Lady." Machiavelli is referring to the courtly love tradition, where the lady that constitutes the object of desire is approached and entreated and begged. The ideal Prince, however, for Machiavelli does not entreat or beg Lady Fortune, but rather physically grabs her and takes whatever he wants. This was a scandalous passage and still is today, but it represents a powerful translation of the Renaissance idea of human potential to the area of politics