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The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes.
Apr 12, 2024 · The Prince, political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli, written in 1513. A short treatise on how to acquire power, create a state, and keep it, The Prince represents Machiavelli’s effort to provide a guide for political action based on the lessons of history and his own experience as a foreign secretary in Florence.
Machiavelli sets down his account and explanation of the failure of past Italian rulers and concludes with an impassioned plea to the future rulers of the nation. Machiavelli asserts the belief that only Lorenzo de’ Medici, to whom the book is dedicated, can restore Italy’s honor and pride.
Jul 1, 2022 · by Nicolo Machiavelli. Translated by W. K. Marriott. Contents. INTRODUCTION. YOUTH Æt. 1-25—1469-94. OFFICE Æt. 25-43—1494-1512. LITERATURE AND DEATH Æt. 43-58—1512-27. THE MAN AND HIS WORKS. DEDICATION. THE PRINCE. CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED. CHAPTER II.
Apr 23, 2018 · Title: The Prince. Author: Niccolò Machiavelli. Translator: Luigi Ricci. Release Date: April 23, 2018 [eBook #57037] [Most recently updated: November 16, 2022] Language: English. Character set encoding: UTF-8. Produced by: Marc D’Hooghe. *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PRINCE *** THE PRINCE. BY. NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI.
Mar 23, 2018 · Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat, politician and writer in Renaissance Italy whose most infamous quotes come from his books The Prince and The Art of War.
prince: In this work principe isn’t a title and doesn’t desig-nate a rank; it stands for any ruler of a state, whether a king or queen or duke or count etc. The English word ‘prince’ also had that broad meaning once (Queen Elizabeth I referred to herself as a ‘prince’), and it seems the best word to use here.
