TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Machiavellian Really Means
From Shakespeare's plays to modern TV dramas, the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler investigate the origins of the term,...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Italian Literature
This site gives a comparison of Italian Renaissance literary artists, including drama. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: History of Florence
This site from the Fordham University provides a text by Niccolo Machiavelli about the history of Florence and Lorenzo de'Medici. It contains a biography about the great Florentine and how his life influenced the great Renaissance city.