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    The PrinceBook by Niccolò Machiavelli
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    • The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes. The Prince shocked many readers by assuming that immoral acts are justifiable if they achieve political glory. From Machiavelli's correspondence, a version was app… See more

    Summary

    Each part of The Prince has attracted extensive commentary over centuries. Machiavelli's writings continue to … See more

    Analysis

    As shown by his letter of dedication, Machiavelli's work eventually came to be dedicated to Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and a member of the ruling Florentine Medici family, who… See more

    Original titleDe Principatibus / Il Principe
    Originally publishedJanuary 1, 1513
    AuthorNiccolò Machiavelli
    GenrePhilosophy · Nonfiction · Politics · History · Political Science · Literature · Italy · Italian Literature · School · Historical

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    Influence

    To quote Bireley (1990:14):
    ...there were in circulation approximately fifteen editions of the Prince and nineteen of the Discourses and French translations of each before they were placed on the Index of Pa… See more

    Interpretations

    This interpretation was famously put forth by scholar Garrett Mattingly (1958), who stated that "In some ways, Machiavelli's little treatise was just like all the other 'Mirrors of Princes', in other ways it was a diabolical b… See more

    Translations

    • Machiavelli, Niccolò (1908), "The Prince", Translated by W.K. Marriot (1847–1927).
    • Machiavelli, Niccolò (1958), "The Prince", Machiavelli: The Chief Works and Others, vol. 1. Translated by Allan Gilbert.… See more

    See also

    • Mirrors for princes, the genre
    • Secretum Secretorum, a medieval treatise also known as "Book of the science of government: on the good ordering of statecraft"… See more

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