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Apr 30, 2024 · What did Niccolò Machiavelli write? Niccolò Machiavelli’s two most important works are Discourses on Livy (1531) and The Prince (1532), both of which were published after his death. He wrote several other works, including Florentine Histories (1532) and The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca (1520).
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Machiavelli composed The Prince as a practical guide for ruling (though some scholars argue that the book was intended as a satire and essentially a guide on how not to rule). This goal is evident from the very beginning, the dedication of the book to Lorenzo de’ Medici, the ruler of Florence.
Why did Machiavelli write The Prince? Machiavelli's main motivation in writing The Prince was his profound frustration and anger at the contemporary political situation in...
One of his goals in writing The Prince was to win the favor of Lorenzo de’ Medici, then-governor of Florence and the person to whom the book is dedicated; Machiavelli hoped to land an advisory position within the Florentine government. But Medici received the book indifferently, and Machiavelli did not receive an invitation to serve as an ...
Machiavelli wrote The Prince within two years after he was driven from office. A surviving letter indicates that the first title for it was “On Principalities.” The work was not published until...
As in The Prince, Machiavelli attributes qualities to republican peoples that might be absent in peoples accustomed to living under a prince (P 4-5; D 1.16-19 and 2.2; FH 4.1). He also distinguishes between the humors of the great and the people (D 1.4-5; P 9).
Sep 13, 2005 · 1. Biography. 2. The Prince: Analyzing Power. 3. Power, Virtù, and Fortune. 4. Morality, Religion, and Politics. 5. The State and the Prince: Language and Concepts. 6. The Discourses on Livy: Liberty and Conflict. 7. Popular Liberty and Popular Speech. 8. The Character of Republican Leaders. 9.
