The Prince | Essays and Criticism

  • The Prince's Relevance to the Modern Student

    Kelly is an instructor of literature and creative writing at College of Lake County, Illinois. In the following essay, he questions whether The Prince can be considered useful for the modern student.

  • Overview of The Prince

    In the following essay, Mansfield provides an overview of The Prince, describing the work as "the most famous book on politics when politics is thought to be carried on for its own sake, unlimited by anything above it."

  • "Machiavelli's Prince: Political Science or Political Satire?"

    In the following excerpt, Mattingly proposes that The Prince be interpreted as a satire.