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Discover the different practices and forms of Machiavellian otium across a selection of letters taken from Niccolò Machiavelli’s correspondence between 1512 and 1527.

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1-08-1520

Nerli writes to keep M. in the picture about what is going on in the group of friends and members of the Orti Oricellari in Florence during his absence.

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08-12-1509

Leisure in free time: M.’s enigmatic description of an erotic adventure

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29-11-1509

The letter indulges in the description of leisure in moments of unoccupied time when M. distracts himself by writing letters or poems.

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