The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli · English
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince around 1513, after losing his post in the Florentine government, and it was published in 1532, five years after his death.
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Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince around 1513, after losing his post in the Florentine government, and it was published in 1532, five years after his death. In twenty-six short chapters he describes how principalities are acquired and held, why a prince needs his own army, and which qualities a ruler must show, judging politics by how people actually behave rather than how they ought to. The book closes with an appeal to free Italy from foreign armies. This edition adds a biographical introduction, Machiavelli's account of how Cesare Borgia (Duke Valentino) disposed of his rebellious captains, and his Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca.
The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli · English
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince around 1513, after losing his post in the Florentine government, and it was published in 1532, five years after his death.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS ADOPTED BY THE DUKE VALENTINO WHEN MURDERING VITELLOZZO VITELLI, OLIVEROTTO DA FERMO, THE SIGNOR PAGOLO, AND THE DUKE DI GRAVINA ORSINI
Pagera Editor's Note
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince around 1513, after losing his post in the Florentine government, and it was published in 1532, five years after his death. In twenty-six short chapters he describes how principalities are acquired and held, why a prince needs his own army, and which qualities a ruler must show, judging politics by how people actually behave rather than how they ought to. The book closes with an appeal to free Italy from foreign armies. This edition adds a biographical introduction, Machiavelli's account of how Cesare Borgia (Duke Valentino) disposed of his rebellious captains, and his Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca.
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