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The Prince
Contributor(s): Machiavelli, Niccoló (Author)
ISBN: 1723441007     ISBN-13: 9781723441004
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $5.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World - European
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- Philosophy | Political
Dewey: 320.09
Lexile Measure: 1430
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 6" W x 9" (0.18 lbs) 52 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Italy
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Quiz #: 167222
Reading Level: 9.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccol Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (Of Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in fact since the first appearance of The Prince in manuscript, controversy had swirled about his writings". Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is only partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice which had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's Divine Comedy and other works of Renaissance literature. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning politics and ethics.