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Pasquale Villari
1827–1917
An influential Italian historian and politician, he brought fresh life to the study of Renaissance Florence and Girolamo Savonarola. His work combined careful archival research with a vivid interest in Italy’s political and social life.
9 Audiobooks
Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. II
by Pasquale Villari
I primi due secoli della storia di Firenze, v. 2
by Pasquale Villari
I primi due secoli della storia di Firenze, v. 1
by Pasquale Villari
Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. I
by Pasquale Villari
The Two First Centuries of Florentine History The Republic and Parties at the Time of Dante. Fourth Impression.
by Pasquale Villari
Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. III
by Pasquale Villari
Le invasioni barbariche in Italia
by Pasquale Villari
La storia di Girolamo Savonarola e de' suoi tempi, volume 1 (of 2)
by Pasquale Villari
La storia di Girolamo Savonarola e de' suoi tempi, volume 2 (of 2)
by Pasquale Villari
About the author
Born in Naples in 1827, he took part in the 1848 uprisings against the Bourbon government before moving into exile in Florence. There, he devoted himself to teaching and historical research, working in public libraries and gathering documents on Girolamo Savonarola.
His major study, Storia di Girolamo Savonarola e de' suoi tempi, appeared in two volumes in 1859 and 1861 and was soon regarded as an Italian classic. He later taught history at Pisa and Florence, where he became an important academic and public figure.
Villari also served in Italian public life as a politician, deputy, and senator. He was married to the writer Linda White Mazini Villari, who translated many of his works into English, and they had a son, Luigi Villari. He died in 1917.