Shakespeare's Politic Histories: The Italian Connection https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaap181/ Author: Cameron, John H. Type: Book Monograph Year: 2024 Publication Information: New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2024. viii + 240 Series Statement: (Anglo-Italian Renaissance Studies.) Annotation: Considers the first tetralogy in light of "early modern 'politic' writers such as Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini." Focuses on power, ethics, strategy, and fortuna and virtù. Positions Stanley as "the True Machiavellian of Richard III."  Language: English Persons: Machiavelli, Niccolò; Guicciardini, Francesco Tags: 1-3 Henry VI, Richard III, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Spring 2026 WSB Record Number: aaap181