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    The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Prince with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!


    This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, a treatise on politics and statecraft in Renaissance Italy, in which the author sets out his observations on the most effective means of creating a state and consolidating political power. The book proved highly controversial because of its descriptions of ‘immoral’ behaviour and challenging of conventional religion, and gave rise to the term ‘Machiavellian’ to refer to political deceit and duplicity. It is at the same time an important humanist work, and foreshadowed some of the political and philosophical ideas of the Enlightenment in Europe. Niccolò Machiavelli was a politician, diplomat and writer, and authored numerous political treatises, as well as plays, poetry and historical works. His ideas had and continue to have a direct impact on many Western political leaders.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateNov 9, 2016
    ISBN9782806280978
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      The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      Italian politician and writer

      Born in Florence in 1469

      Died in Florence in 1527

      Notable works:

      The Prince (1513), political work

      Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy (1513-1519), political work

      The Art of War (1521), political work

      Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a privileged witness to the wars which affected Italy and his home city of Florence, and he embarked on a political career in 1498. He became head of the second chancery of the Republic of Florence, which placed him in charge of foreign and home affairs, as well as the war. He later visited the King of France, the Pope and the Emperor on diplomatic business. He wrote a number of political works, including The Prince (1513, published in 1532), Discourses

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