Introducing Machiavelli in Tudor and Stuart England

This short introduction present a volume in which, taking into consideration the political and literary issues hanging upon the circulation of Machiavelli's works in England, we highlight how topics and ideas stemming from Machiavelli's books—including but not limited to the Prince—strongly influenced contemporary political debate. Overall, contributors put Machiavelli's image in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England into perspective, analyzing his role and influence within courtly and prudential politics.