The Prince (World Philosophers and Their Works)
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- Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
- First Published: 1532
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics
- Subjects: Politics, Europe or Europeans, Kings, queens, or royalty, Politicians, Fifteenth century, Sixteenth century, Italy or Italians, Princes or princesses
Context
Great political thinkers often write about specific historical situations and yet succeed in making recommendations that apply to times other than their own. Niccolò Machiavelli must be numbered among such thinkers. An Italian patriot deeply involved in the diverse political maneuvers of sixteenth century Italy, he addresses advice to Lorenzo de’ Medici which, first written in 1513 and later published as The Prince five years after his death, marks him as one of the most controversial, enduring, and realistic political theorists of the modern world.
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