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The Prince

Newly Translated and Annotated (Alma Classics Evergreens)
By Niccolo Machiavelli
Series: Evergreens
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The Prince is Niccolò Machiavelli's seminal work penned at the close of a turbulent political career in Renaissance Italy. It offers a candid analysis of power dynamics and political strategy, serving as a ruthless guide for rulers intent on maintaining authority. Though controversial, its insights have influenced leaders from Napoleon to Frederick the Great and remain strikingly relevant centuries after its composition.
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The Prince

New translation of a classic from Italian literature. This edition contains a new translation of G.W.F. Hegel's 'Machiavelli's The Prince and Italy', notes and apparatus on Machiavelli's life and works, four pages of pictures and the first pages of The Prince in the original Italian.

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At the end of an industrious political career in conflict-riven Italy, the Florentine diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli composed his masterpiece, The Prince, a classic study of power and politics, and a manual of ruthlessness for any ambitious ruler.

Controversial in his own time, The Prince made Machiavelli’s name a byword for manipulative scheming, and had an impact on such major figures as Napoleon and Frederick the Great.

It contains principles as true today as when they were first written almost five centuries ago.

Series: Evergreens

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Described by The Guardian as a creation that still haunts politics, The Prince transcends a simple manual to fashion the archetype of a formidable, unifying ruler. Its lasting impact underscores Machiavelli's profound understanding of political power.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847493231

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by J.G. Nichols
  • Translated by J. G. Nichols

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 123g

Pages: 128

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Education & Reference Niccolo Machiavelli Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Politics & Current Affairs Series: Evergreens

About the Author

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a quintessential Renaissance man. Interested in music, poetry and theatre, he was above all a diplomat and a historian. He is most famous for his political treatise The Prince which has become a cornerstone of modern political philosophy.

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