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In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain--and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence--retired to his villa to write a history of his times. His Storia d'Italia became the classic history of Italy--both a brilliant portrayal of the Renaissance and a penetrating vision into the tragedy and comedy of human history in general. Sidney Alexander's readable translation and abridgment of Guicciardini's four-volume work earned the prestigious 1970 P.E.N. Club translation award. His perceptive introduction and notes add much to the understanding of Guicciardini's masterpiece.

Italy --- History --- Italië. --- Italy. --- Alexander VI, Pope. --- Anne of Beaujeu. --- Baglioni, Gentile. --- Borgia, Cesare. --- Cambrai, League of. --- Clement VII, Pope. --- Colonna, Prospero. --- Doria, Andrea. --- Dürer, Albrecht. --- Egidio, Cardinal. --- Empser, Jakob. --- Foix, Gaston de. --- Frederick III, Emperor. --- Ghibellines. --- Guasto, Marquis del. --- Holy League. --- Hutten, Ulrich von. --- Isabella, Queen of Naples. --- Julius II, Pope. --- Knights of Rhodes. --- Lateran Council. --- Leo X, Pope. --- Mantua, Marquis of. --- Maximilian I, Emperor. --- Medici family. --- Navarro, Pedro. --- Neapolitan war. --- Orsini, Virginio. --- Pisan war. --- Plagues. --- Sforza, Caterina.