The Prince: Niccolo Machiavelli (Penguin Classics)

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Niccolò Machiavelli's ruthless manual for aspiring rulers, this Penguin Classics edition of The Prince is translated with notes by George Bull and an introduction by Anthony Grafton.
The Prince shocked Europe on publication with its ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolò Machiavelli came to be regarded as some by an agent of the Devil and his name taken for the intriguer 'Machevill' of Jacobean tragedy. For his treatise on statecraft Machiavelli drew upon his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting traditional values of political theory and recognizing the complicated, transient nature of political life. Concerned not with lofty ideals, but with a regime that would last, The Prince has become the Bible of realpolitik, and still retains its power to alarm and to instruct.
In this edition Machiavelli's tough-minded and pragmatic Italian is preserved in George Bull's clear, unambiguous translation, while Anthony Grafton's introduction depicts Machiavelli's world of power struggles and intrigue, and discusses his role as political teacher of Europe.
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence, and served the Florentine republic as a secretary and second chancellor, as ambassador and foreign policy-maker. When the Medici family returned to power in 1512 he was suspected of conspiracy, imprisoned and tortured and forced to retire from public life. His most famous work, The Prince, was written in an attempt to gain favour with the Medicis and return to politics.
If you enjoyed The Prince, you might like Plato's Republic, also available in Penguin Classics.
 
 
 
 
 




        

            
            

                
Publisher
                
Penguin Classics
            
            
            

                
Dimensions
                
12.7 x 1.02 x 19.81 cm
            
            
            

                
Language
                
English
            
            
            

                
Print length
                
144 pages
            
            
            

                
Edition
                
Reissue
            
            
            

                
Book Type
                
Paperback
            
            
            

                
ISBN-10
                
0140449159
            
            
            

                
ISBN-13
                
978-0140449150
            
            
            

                
Publication date
                
30 Jan. 2003
            
            
        
         





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