The Prince: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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The Prince: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback

The Prince: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback

by Nicolas Machiavel
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Book Overview

by Nicolas Machiavel (Author), Tim Parks (Translator), Tim Parks (Introduction by)

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.

Author Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 176
Dimensions: 0.47 x 8.4 x 5.46 IN
Publication Date: November 24, 2009
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Prince
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 9.3
Point Value: 7
ISBN9780143105862
Author Nicolas Machiavel
PublisherPenguin Classics
GenreNews & politics and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages176
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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