Bibliograph

The prince, Niccolò Machiavelli ; translated and edited by Peter Bondanella ; with an introduction by Maurizio Viroli

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The prince, Niccolò Machiavelli ; translated and edited by Peter Bondanella ; with an introduction by Maurizio Viroli

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xlii]-xlix) and index

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The prince

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

58599929

Responsibility statement

Niccolò Machiavelli ; translated and edited by Peter Bondanella ; with an introduction by Maurizio Viroli

Series statement

Oxford world's classics

Summary

'When Machiavelli's brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft and princely power was posthumously published in 1532, it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the present day. Based upon Machiavelli's firsthand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which mean seize, retain, and lose political power. Machiavelli added a dimension of incisive realism to one of the major philosophical and political issues of his time, especially the relationship between public deeds and private morality. His book provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised"--Cover, p. 4

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