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(0)Niccolò Machiavelli
1) The prince
Author
Lexile measure
1450L
Language
English
Description
The classic handbook of statecraft written by an Italian nobleman recommends guile and craftiness to attain and maintain political power.
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
liii, 367 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discourses on Livy", which was first published posthumously in 1531, is Niccolo Machiavelli's analysis of the first ten books of Livy's monumental work of Roman History, which details the expansion of Rome through the end of the Third Samnite War in 293 BC. Machiavelli believed that by examining the exemplary greatness in Roman history, practical lessons could be applied to the politics of the present day. The Italian renaissance was causing people...
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
xix, 391 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The description for this book, Florentine Histories, will be forthcoming. "This translation . . . of Machiavelli's thoughts on his native city is meant to be less colloquial and closer to the original than the typical translation. This highlights how Machiavelli used words (and thought) differently from us. . . . Machiavelli is too often remembered merely as the realist who took the morality out of `virtue.' As the Histories demonstrate, he was also...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
1430L
Physical Desc
xxii, 179 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One of the foremost examples of modern philosophy, Niccoḷ Machiavellis The Prince is notorious for the morality it expounds, often summarized by the phrase, 'The end justifies the means.' With The Prince, Machiavellis intent was to provide practical advice for rulers and politicians, especially in regard to the unification of Italy." -- Amazon.com
