Niccolò Machiavelli

As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerful ruler. His fascination with that political rarity and his intense desire to see the Medici family assume a similar role in Italy provided the foundation for his "primer for princes." In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems, among them governing hereditary monarchies, dealing with colonies and the treatment of conquered peoples.Refreshing in its directness, yet often disturbing in its cold practicality, The Prince sets down a frighteningly pragmatic formula for political fortune. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this calculating prescription for power remains today, nearly 500 years after it was written, a timely and startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule that continues to be much read and studied by students, scholars and general readers as well.Reprint of The Prince from Vol. 36 of the Harvard Classics series, translated by N. H. Thompson and published by P. F. Collier & Son Company, New York, 1910.

Discourses on Livy is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is eminently readable. With a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index, the Discourses reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of "new modes and orders" that continue to shape the modern ethos."[Machiavelli] found in Livy the means to inspire scholars for five centuries. Within the Discourses , often hidden and sometimes unintended by their author, lie the seeds of modern political thought. . . . [Mansfield and Tarcov's] translation is careful and idiomatic."—Peter Stothard, The Times"Translated with painstaking accuracy—but also great readability."— Weekly Standard"A model of contemporary scholarship and a brave effort at Machiavelli translation that allows the great Florentine to speak in his own voice."— Choice

Voltaire said, "Machiavelli taught Europe the art of war; it had long been practiced, without being known." For Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), war was war, and victory the supreme aim to which all other considerations must be subordinated. The Art of War is far from an anachronism—its pages outline fundamental questions that theorists of war continue to examine today, making it essential reading for any student of military history, strategy, or theory. Machiavelli believed The Art of War to be his most important work.

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The Prince and Other Writings, by Niccolo Machiavelli, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholarsBiographies of the authorsChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural eventsFootnotes and endnotesSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the workComments by other famous authorsStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectationsBibliographies for further readingIndices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of history’s greatest political philosophers, Niccolò Machiavelli is notorious for his treatise The Prince, which has become a cornerstone of modern political theory. Written in 1513 and published in 1532, after Machivelli’s death, The Prince immediately provoked controversy that has continued unabated to this day. Defining human nature as inherently selfish, Machiavelli proposes that social conflict and violence are natural phenomena that help determine the ablest, most versatile form of government. Asserting that idealism has no place in the political arena, The Prince primarily addresses a monarch’s difficulties in retaining authority. Considered the first expression of political realism, it has often been accused of advocating a political philosophy in which “the end justifies the means.” Indeed the emphasis in The Prince on practical success, at the expense even of traditional moral values, earned Machiavelli a reputation for ruthlessness, deception, and cruelty. Many scholars contend, however, that the author’s pragmatic views of ethics and politics reflected the realities of his time, as exemplified by the Medici family of Florence. Debates about Machiavelli’s theories are as lively today as they were 450 years ago, but no one questions the importance of his fundamental contribution to Western political thought. This newly translated edition also includes Machiavelli’s Letter to Francesco Vettori, The Life of Castruccio Castracani, and excerpts from the Discourses on Livy.Wayne A. Rebhorn, Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, has authored numerous studies of Renaissance European literature. His Foxes and Lions: Machiavelli’s Confidence Men won the Howard R. Marraro Prize of the Modern Language Association of America in 1990.

This special edition of "The Art of War" by Machiavelli & "The Prince" by Machiavelli unites both of Machiavelli's renowned volumes on strategy together, so that the philosophy and mechanisms for obtaining power and managing power may be seen as a single entity. Possessed of a great intellect, Niccolo Machiavelli was uniquely suited to examine and explain the important details of statecraft. Machiavelli, like Plato, Pythagoras and Confucius two hundred odd decades before him, saw only one method by which a thinking man, himself not powerful, might do the work of state building, by seizing the imagination of a Prince. With these writings, he has influenced the history of the world. Machiavelli has so influenced human civilization that the very Machiavellian, has come to mean that which is characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning. A prime example is his "A wise prince, when he has the opportunity, ought with craft to foster some animosity against himself, so that, having crushed it, his renown may rise higher." His advice, on this and other suggested intrigues, has been heeded by various heads of state for over four hundred years.Other special edition books in this series dealing with the subject of warfare and strategy The Art of War By Sun Tzu - Special EditionThe Art of War By Mao Tse-tung - Special EditionThe Art of War By Baron De Jomini - Special Edition

This volume includes the complete translated texts of both The Prince and the Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius [Livy], along with a historical and critical Introduction by Max Lerner."Nothing could be more timely than the publication at this moment of history of the two works which made Machiavelli both famous and infamous as a model for contemporary statesmen. The Prince and The Discourses have become required reading for an understanding of our daily newspaper headlines. "These books have never before been printed in a single volume. The texts are complete and unabridged. An illuminating introduction is provided by Max Lerner who traces the career and thought of the first analyst of power and the uses to which political domination can be put for aggression and the expanding control of the state." -- from the jacket of the 1950 edition

In the four and a half centuries since Machiavelli’s death, no single and unanimously accepted interpretation of his ideas has succeeded in imposing itself upon the lively debate over the meaning of his works. Yet there has never been any doubt about the fundamental importance of Machiavelli’s contribution to Western political theory. The Portable Machiavelli brings together the complete texts of The Prince , Belfagor , and Castruccio Castracani , newly translated by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa especially for this volume. In addition, the editors include an abridged version of The Discourses ; a play, The Mandrake Root , in its entirety; seven private letters; and selections from The Art of War and The History of Florence .

Here are The Prince and the most important of the Discourses newly translated into spare, vivid English. Why a new translation? Machiavelli was never the dull, worthy, pedantic author who appears in the pages of other translations, says David Wootton in his Introduction. In the pages that follow I have done my best to let him speak in his own voice. (And indeed, Wootton’s Machiavelli does just that when the occasion renderings of that most problematic of words, virtu, are in each instance followed by the Italian). Notes, a map, and an altogether remarkable Introduction no less authoritative for being grippingly readable, help make this edition an ideal first encounter with Machiavelli for any student of history and political theory.

Theodoric possessed great talents both for war and peace; in the former he was always conqueror, and in the latter he conferred very great benefits upon the cities and people under him. He distributed the Ostrogoths over the country, each district under its leader, that he might more conveniently command them in war, and govern them in peace. He enlarged Ravenna, restored Rome, and, with the exception of military discipline, conferred upon the Romans every honor.

Lucrarea lui Machiavelli, adevarata piatra de hotar ce marcheaza intemeierea teoriei politice moderne, este rezultatul asimilarii de catre ilustrul florentin a unei seculare cugetari asupra istoriei, dar mai ales al experientei sale politice si diplomatice nemijlocite, in calitate de cancelar al Republicii Florentine. Ambele l-au condus spre o noua si revolutionara gandire a fenomenului politic: ea pleaca de la analiza realitatii de fapt si de la o antropologie desublimata, prin care Machiavelli trece peste pragul epocii sale si paseste in modernitate. Aceasta carte, iubita si totodata hulita de suverani, juristi si filozofi, a influentat covarsitor gandirea politica moderna, pastrandu-si actualitatea si, deopotriva, caracterul nelinistitor.Traducere de Nina Facon, revazuta si adnotata de Monica FeketePrefata de Gian Mario AnselmiCronologie de Smaranda Bratu Elian

In The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Peter Constantine has assembled a comprehensive collection that shows the true depth and breadth of a great Renaissance thinker. Refreshingly accessible, these superb new translations are faithful to Machiavelli’s original, beautifully crafted writings.The volume features essays that appear in English for the first time, such as “A Caution to the Medici” and “The Persecution of Africa.” Also included are complete versions of the political treatise, The Prince, the comic satire The Mandrake, The Life of Castruccio Castracani, and the classic story “Belfagor”, along with selections from The Discourses, The Art of War, and Florentine Histories. Augmented with useful features–vital and concise annotations and cross-references–this unique compendium is certain to become the standard one-volume reference to this influential, versatile, and ever timely writer.“Machiavelli's stress on political necessity rather than moral perfection helped inspire the Renaissance by renewing links with Thucydides and other classical thinkers. This new collection provides deeper insight into Machiavelli’s personality as a writer, thus broadening our understanding of him.”–Robert D. Kaplan, author of Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos “Constantine’s selection is not only intelligent; his translations are astonishingly good. Thoughtfully introduced by Albert Russell Ascoli, this edition belongs in everyone’s library.”–John Jeffries Martin, professor and chair, department of history, Trinity University“If one were to assign a single edition of Machiavelli's works, this most certainly would be it.”–John P. McCormick, professor, department of political science, University of Chicago

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Set amid the ferment and factionalism of early modern Italy, Life of Castruccio Castracani is a vivid and action-packed account of the rise and fall of a very "Machiavellian" prince. A charismatic warlord of the early 14th century, Castruccio Castracani came from humble beginnings as a foundling, and ended his life as ruler of Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, and Florence. In this Life, Machiavelli extols Castracani for his acute understanding of the politics of warfare and statecraft, and while sparing no detail of his shrewd and often bloody tactics, he overturns our moral prejudice, depicting Castracani as a popular unifying force. Life of Castruccio Castracani is accompanied by selected passages from Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories to give a powerful, rounded portrait of the abandoned child who rose to become the most powerful man in Tuscany. Niccolò Machiavelli was a prominent Florentine politician and writer, whose greatest work, The Prince, has ensured his lasting fame.

Machiavelli is one of the most famous strategists of all time. In this collection, he discusses the dangers of conspiracies, and the component parts of an army, vital for gaining and holding power in his day. He also gives advice on tactics and discipline, and explains why promises made under force ought not to be kept. "Great Ideas": throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.Essays in this bundle are:* On conspiracies* The army, its disciplines and component parts* Mistakes often made in connection with war* Rome's dealings with neighbouring states and cities in peace and war* Sundry remarks on strategy, tactics, new devices and discipline* Advice to generals in the field * Salus populi, suprema lexAll are from The Discourses

Massima espressione della commedia italiana del Rinascimento e composta da Machiavelli nel periodo del forzato esilio da Firenze, La Mandragola ruota attorno al tema della beffa. Tema essenzialmente rinascimentale, che qui si fa spietata condanna dell'ipocrisia e della corruzione di una società in cui sembra non esservi spazio per l'innocenza. Costruita come una perfetta macchina teatrale, come un impeccabile congegno di comicità libertina, la commedia si muove in realtà in una luce di livida amarezza in cui la comicità si fa sarcasmo, aspra accusa, spietata irrisione. Di ciò è mirabile espressione Lucrezia, personaggio femminile di singolare modernità, la donna innocente corrotta dalla sensualità di Callimaco, dallo sciocco e spietato egoismo del marito, dall'ipocrisia del confessore, e che finirà per assumere, come una rivendicazione di indipendenza, la colpa a cui è stata costretta.

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Сочинения Никколо Макиавелли, созданные в Средние века, и в XXI веке привлекают внимание политиков, общественных деятелей, исследователей и любителей изящной словесности: его политические трактаты полны актуальных принципов и рекомендаций, а художественные сочинения не утратили блестящего юмора и свежести. Шедевр итальянского писателя и дипломата - "Государь" - был задуман как учебник для самодержцев всех времен. Макиавелли выступал сторонником сильной государственной власти, допуская в случае необходимости использование любых средств для ее укрепления. Самоуверенность, смелость и гибкость сильного государя - вот от чего зависит, по мнению Макиавелли, успех проводимой им политики. В книгу вошли наиболее известные исторические, политические и художественные произведения Никколо Макиавелли.

No DRM (mobi)Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469–1527) was an Italian historian, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance, for many years an official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. Machiavelli was born in a tumultuous era—popes waged acquisitive wars against Italian city-states, and people and cities might fall from power at any time. Machiavelli has become infamous for such political advice, ensuring that he would be remembered in history through the adjective, "Machiavellian", but he was a founder of modern political science, and more specifically political ethics. This collection, contains his best works, in their original The Prince, The Art of War, Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius & History of Florence. Review, design and indexing by Century eBooks

A valuable, new translation of Machiavelli's marvelous satire! Machiavelli writes in the prologue to Clizia that comedies were invented for the dual purpose of amusing and benefiting the audience. Clizia is no exception. It is a raucous comedy about love that extends to the scandalous, but it also contains a serious teaching about managing passions and relationships. Daniel Gallagher provides a lively and readable translation that enables readers to access not only the humor of the play but also makes possible thoughtful study of the play's more serious themes. His consistent and literal rendering of terms and numerous explanatory notes help readers identify Machiavellian curiosities in the language and understand the play's many allusions to religious and Renaissance doctrines. Robert Faulkner's introduction sets the stage for examining the complex work of art that is Clizia. He shows how the play mixes Machiavellian instruction with its wit and scandal, and that the malicious and scoffing humor is part of the instruction. In Clizia, as in the better known Mandragola, Machiavelli intends reform through comedy. It is a reform that mixes liberation with techniques of management, an eerily contemporary reform of private life that complements Machiavelli's famous reforms of public life.

Nella storia del teatro rinascimentale e nella storia del teatro di tutti i tempi il teatro di Machiavelli riveste certamente un posto primario: per la lucida e beffarda caratterizzazione di vicende e personaggi, per la sapienza con cui è condotta la "macchina" scenica dell'intreccio e dei dialogati, per lo spaccato spietato su un mondo che, anche nei suoi risvolti "privati", sembra mostrare dimensioni inquietanti che il riso "comico" non basta a occultare. Sicché il Machiavelli "a teatro" può davvero leggersi con il controcanto delle sue famose pagine politiche: senza che però questo possa togliere nulla alla grande originalità e specificità dell'invenzione teatrale in quanto tale.

リーダーは慕われるより恐れられろ16世紀のヨーロッパは混乱の真っ直中にあった……。マキアヴェッリはイタリアのフィレンツェ政庁の官僚として、がむしゃらに働き、各国の君主たちと出会い、宗教、道徳から切り離された現実主義的な政治理論を創始していく……。リーダーが歩むべき道を示す権謀術数書『君主論』をマキアヴェッリの人生とあわせて漫画化！

This collection of the most brilliant and characteristic letters of Niccolò Machiavelli displays the vital and penetrating mind of the man who wrote the first work of modern political science. These letters, which reveal Machiavelli's critical intelligence, sense of humor, and elegant sense, are our chief source of information about his personal life. As such, they will serve as a vivid introduction to the personalities and events of the most turbulent period of the Renaissance, and they will also enlighten people who have been fascinated by the political thinker who wrote The Prince and The Discourses on Livy .

Though better known today as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his fame as a giant in the history of Italian comedy more than fifty years before Shakespeare's comedies delighted English-speaking audiences. This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake ; of his version of Terence's The Woman From Andros ; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia --works whose genre afforded Machiavelli a unique vehicle not only for entertaining audiences but for examining virtue amid the twists and turns of fortune .

Тези три томчета от трима бляскави мислители са забележително книжовно триединство от разум, чувства и мъдрост. Как да управляваш множеството и да останеш верен на себе си, как да си справедлив, но и опрощаващ, как да побеждаваш, но и да уважаваш победения, са сред най-ценните умения, които трябва да притежава сподобеният с власт. Сун Дзъ, Марк Аврелий и Макиавели ни представят своите субективни, но напълно реалистични картини на света, какъвто е бил, е и ще бъде. Три различни огледала, неизгубили през вековете чистотата на амалгамата си, във всяко от които виждаме себе си.

The Original Texts of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke and The Founding Fathers of the United States of AmericaThis DIN A4 paperback with glossy book cover printed on thick white paper contains the following original reprints in full:The Prince (1532) by Niccolo MachiavelliThe Leviathan (1651) by Thomas HobbesThe Two Treatises of Government (1689) by John LockeThe Constitution of Pennsylvania (1776) by The Founding Fathers of the United States of AmericaThis work was neatly cleaned and assembled by Mr. Peter Kanzler in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, to help students around the world by reducing the general cost of education.

Complete interlinked edition complemented by author biography. "The Duke Valentino had returned from Lombardy, where he had been to clear himself with the King of France from the calumnies which had been raised against him by the Florentines concerning the rebellion of Arezzo and other towns in the Val di Chiana, and had arrived at Imola, whence he intended with his army to enter upon the campaign against Giovanni Bentivogli, the tyrant of Bologna: for he intended to bring that city under his domination, and to make it the head of his Romagnian duchy."

Belfagor, o Arquidiabo narra a história de um diabo que é mandado à terra para, através do matrimônio, verificar se é verdade que todos os homens que chegam ao Inferno apresentavam como causa única de estarem ali o fato de serem casados na vida terrena. O conto de Maquiavel reflete, em parte, a posição da mulher na sociedade medieval. Já A Mandrágora, escrita como divertimento em tempos tristes, é uma crítica contundente ao clero que tudo faz por amor e dinheiro, aos nobres por sua vida vazia e mesquinha.A edição traz uma apresentação da história e de seus temas, além de uma pequena biografia do autor.

Sun Cuovo Umeće ratovanja jedna je od najpoznatijih i najznačajnijih studija o strategiji ratovanja u istoriji čovečanstva. Tokom vekova ovo delo uticalo je na istočnjačku vojnu misao i filozofiju, a u drugoj polovini dvadesetog veka u potpunosti izmenilo zapadnjačko sagledavanje rata, poslovne strategije i diplomatskih odnosa.Vladalac upečatljivo pokazuje u šta se sve, pod raznim izgovorima, pretvara politička moć. Tu je opisan smisao politike i tehnike koji dočarava renesansu, ali sve što je rečeno tada važi i danas. Makijaveli je oblikovao opšta načela političke manipulacije i zloupotrebe, dao studije karaktera i principa vlasti.