Haie, Felix Gilbert, Leo Strauss, and many others, including Adams himself. Accurate, highly readable, and thoroughly revised for the Second Edition, this translation renders Machiavellis 1513 political tract into clear and concise. Critical articles round out the volume with selections from J. These are clarified for the reader by excerpts from reports he wrote on diplomatic missions, by a selection from his Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius, and by "The Exhortation to Penitence." Also included are two of Machiavelli s poems and excerpts from his private letters. Equally important are Machiavelli s sources and the historical and political context in which he wrote. To trace the misun-derstanding and discover the true meaning of The Prince requires an accurate rendering into English of Machiavelli s text, provided here in a new annotated translation by Robert M. But through the years, it has been misunderstood to the extent that Machiavelli s own name has become synonymous with unscrupulous political behavior. Ever wondered what Niccolo Machiavellis The Prince is really about, why it was written, and continues to be relevant today In under 20 minutes, Dr Aidan provides a detailed summary and. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt, Cover leicht aufgebogen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / Paper slightly browned, cover slightly bent up, otherwise perfect condition - Machiavelli s best-known work, The Prince, was written in 1513 as a tract for the rulers of his time.
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