The Prince Contributor(s): Machiavel, Nicolas (Author), Bull, George (Translator), Grafton, Anthony (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140449159 ISBN-13: 9780140449150 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Drawing upon his own experiences of political office in the turbulent Florentine republic, Machiavelli wrote what would become his celebrated treatise on statecraft. Includes a chronology and map. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Political Process - General |
Dewey: 320.01 |
LCCN: 2003265748 |
Lexile Measure: 1430 |
Series: Penguin Classics |
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.06" W x 7.78" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 167222 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Machiavelli's highly influential treatise on political power The Prince shocked Europe on publication with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccol Machiavelli drew on 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 ideal but with a regime that would last, The Prince has become the bible of realpolitik, and it still retains its power to alarm and to instruct. In this edition, Machiavelli's tough-minded and pragmatic Italian is preserved in George Bull's clear, unambiguous translation. 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. |