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The Prince

By Niccolo Machiavelli
Introduction by Tim Parks
Translated by Tim Parks

By Niccolo Machiavelli
Introduction by Tim Parks
Translated by Tim Parks

By Niccolo Machiavelli
Introduction by Tim Parks
Translated by Tim Parks

By Niccolo Machiavelli
Introduction by Tim Parks
Translated by Tim Parks

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Nov 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780143105862

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Nov 24, 2009 | ISBN 9781101159507

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    About The Prince

    A new translation of the infamous Renaissance classic, in a striking deluxe edition

    The original blueprint for realpolitik, The Prince shocked sixteenth-century Europe with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. For this treatise on statecraft, Machiavelli drew upon 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 ideals, but with a regime that would last, this seminal work of modern political thought retains its power to alarm and to instruct.

    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.

    About The Prince

    Here is the world’s most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.  Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president.  When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic.  In The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion.  Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.

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    About Niccolo Machiavelli

    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.

    About Niccolo Machiavelli

    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.

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Domestic Politics | Fiction | Philosophy

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 24, 2009 | 176 Pages | 5-5/8 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143105862

    Category: Classic Fiction | Domestic Politics | Fiction | Philosophy

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 24, 2009 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9781101159507
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    “[Machiavelli] can still engage our attention with remarkable immediacy, and this cannot be explained solely by the appeal of his ironic observations on human behaviour. Perhaps the most important thing is the way he can compel us to reflect on our own priorities and the reasoning behind them; it is this intrusion into our own defenses that makes reading him an intriguing experience. As a scientific exponent of the political art Machiavelli may have had few followers; it is as a provocative rhetorician that he has had his real impact on history.” –from the Introduction by Dominic Baker-Smith

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