«A dazzling example of the pleasure of research»

Il Foglio

«Ginzburg calls for an intricate reading of Machiavelli. He points out that the link between the author of The Prince and the author of the Provincial Letters is justified by the fact that both pertain to the broad constellation of political theology informed by the exception, the miracle, the unique case imposed on the norm»

Il Manifesto

«A treasure hunt in historical sources, forgeries and the reception of texts»

Avvenire

«One of world's premier historians. A born detective.»

New York Times

«Really quite brilliant»

Jan Machielsen, Times Literary Supplement (for Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf)