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The Prince

by Niccolo Machiavelli
Tim Parks
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Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.  Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president.  When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic.  In The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion.  Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.
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Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781101159507
  • Release date: November 24, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781101159507
  • Release date: November 24, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101159507
  • File size: 428 KB
  • Release date: November 24, 2009

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Philosophy Politics

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:9.3
Lexile® Measure:1450
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:8

Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.  Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president.  When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic.  In The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion.  Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Philosophy Politics