The introduction by Maurizio Viroli presents Machiavelli's political thought in an original context, whose main purpose was the foundation of states and redemption of peoples, using oratory and rhetoric as his main tools.A short treatise on how to acquire power, create a state, and keep it, The Prince represents Machiavelli’s effort to provide a guide for political action based on the lessons of history and his own experience as a foreign secretary in Florence. Today this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become. The Prince, political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli, written in 1513. And how does a contemporary reader get to grips with a book full of. A new translation, the only English translation to be based upon the authoritative Italian text edited by Giorgio Inglese (1996), that isĪccurate, readable, and faithful to Machiavelli's style The prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. This edition contains the English translation and the original text in Italian. Niccol Machiavellis The Prince is one of the most influential works in the history.The English translations used are Niccol Machiavelli, The Prince. This fluent new translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes and an introduction that dispels some of the myths associated with Machiavelli, and considers the true purpose of The Prince. The new political landscape formed by the extended composite monarchies coalescing.
Based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary.
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