The prince / by Niccolò Machiavelli ; introduction by William J. Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

Contributor:

Connell, William J.

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

The Bedford series in history and culture

Standardized Title:

Principe. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. Prince.

Machiavelli, Niccolò.

Political science--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Political leadership--Philosophy.

Political leadership.

Political science--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

206 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Bedford, 2005.

Language Note:

Translated from the Latin.

Summary:

Widely read for its insights into history and politics, "The Prince is one of the most provocative works of the Italian Renaissance. Based on Niccolo Machiavelli's observations of the effectiveness of both ancient and contemporary statesmen, the rules for governing set forth in his manual were considered radical and harsh by his contemporaries and shocking to many since then. This major new edition combines an accurate and accessible new translation with important related documents, many of which appear here in English for the first time. In his lucid introductory essay, William J. Connell offers fresh insights into Machiavelli's life, the meaning of his work, the context in which it was written, and its influence over time. Document headnotes, maps, a chronology of Machiavelli's life, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, and index provide further pedagogical support.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction: The Puzzle of The Prince

An Extreme Book for Extreme Times

Humanists and Heretics

Machiavelli Before The Prince

The Prince's Prolonged and Difficult Birth

Dueling Machiavellis in Early Modern Europe: The Counselor to Tyrants and the Republican Conspirator

The Prince and the Autonomy of Politics: A Blessing and a Curse

Part 2 The Document

The Prince

Part 3 Related Documents

1 Letter to Giovan Battista Soderini, circa September 13-27, 1506 / Niccolã² Machiavelli Machiavelli, Niccolã²

2 Letter to Niccolã² Machiavelli, November 23, 1513 / Francesco Vettori Vettori, Francesco

3 Letter to Francesco Vettori, December 10, 1513 / Niccolã² Machiavelli Machiavelli, Niccolã²

4 The Thrushes: A Sonnet, 1513 / Niccolã² Machiavelli Machiavelli, Niccolã²

5 Machiavelli's Presentation of The Prince, circa 1580 / Riccardo Riccardi Riccardi, Riccardo

6 From a Letter to Luigi Guicciardini, July 29, 1517 / Niccolã² Guicciardini Guicciardini, Niccolã²

7 Early Prefaces of The Prince

Biagio Buonaccorsi, Prefatory Letter to Pandolfo Bellacci, circa 1516-17

Teofilo Mochi, Prefatory Letter, circa 1530

Antonio Blado, Dedicatory Letter to Filippo Strozzi, January 4, 1532

Bernardo Giunta, Dedicatory Letter to Giovanni Gaddi, May 8, 1532

8 From On Skill in Ruling. 1523 / Agostino Nifo Nifo, Agostino

9 From a Letter to Benedetto Varchi, January 23, 1549 / Giovan Battista Busini Busini, Giovan Battista

10 From the Florentine History, 1565 / Benedetto Varchi Varchi, Benedetto

11 From Machiavelli's Dream, 1629 / ãëtienne Binet Binet, ãëtienne

12 From the Apology to Charles V, 1534 / Reginald Pole Pole, Reginald

13 From the Discourses Against Machiavelli, 1576 / Innocent Gentillet Gentillet, Innocent

14 From The Jew of Malta, circa 1590 / Christopher Marlowe Marlowe, Christopher

15 From The Refutation of Machiavelli's "Prince," 1740 / Frederick the Great

16 From On the Social Contract, After 1762 / Jean-Jacques Rousseau Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

17 "A Prelude to Machiavelli," 1924 / Benito Mussolini Mussolini, Benito

18 From the Prison Notebooks, 1932-34 / Antonio Gramsci Gramsci, Antonio.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312149786

OCLC:

57436478