| Aphorisms From Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Art of War 178 days ago by Shawn Conners Machiavelli’s The Art of War is divided into a preface ( proemio) and seven books (chapters), which take the form of a series of dialogues taking place between Cosimo Rucellai (a friend of Machiavelli’s who had died young), and “Lord Fabrizio Colonna” (arguably a disguise for Machiavelli himself), w ... El Paso Norte Press | ... - elpasonorte.com · 1 reference |