Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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reader, writer, a sometimes poet

Four Novels: Four Levels of Hell

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

To these four novels I have assigned levels of hell, in descending order, for their depictions of life in various (English speaking) places during the last two centuries. Level 1 I serendipitously happened across Old School by Tobias Wolff in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery, Suspense/thriller | Tagged Andrew Vachss, Hubert Selby Jr., Last Exit to Brooklyn, Mask Market, Old School, The Rise of Silas Lapham, This Boy’s Life, Tobias Wolff, William Dean Howells | Leave a comment

Nicolò Machiavelli: His Times, His Observations & His Advice to Princes

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) is often cited, but rarely quoted. Many people who mention him believe they know what he is all about in his advice to princes, in general, and the ruler of the Florentine Republic, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Government & Politics, History, War & Peace | Tagged Florentine Republic, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Niccolò Machiavelli, Papal Estates, Piero de' Medici, Piero the Unfortunate, Pope Leo X, The Prince | 4 Comments

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