Nicolas Machiavel
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The Prince -- Nicolas Machiavel - Paperback
Machiavelli's highly influential treatise on political power The Prince shocked Europe on publication with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccol Machiavelli drew on 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 ideal but with a regime that would last, The Prince has become the bible of realpolitik, and it 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 02/04/2003
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.06w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780140449150
Age Range: 18-UP
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 167222 / Prince
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 02/04/2003
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.06w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780140449150
Age Range: 18-UP
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 167222 / Prince
About the Author
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama.