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Classic, Renaissance-era guide to acquiring and maintaining political power. Today, nearly 500 years after it was written, this calculating prescription for autocratic rule continues to be much read and studied.

The Prince

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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. Niccoló 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.

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Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Introduction by, Translator)

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Introduction by, Translator)

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Notes by, Translator); Anthony Grafton (Introduction by)

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Notes by, Translator); Anthony Grafton (Introduction by)

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Notes by, Translator); Anthony Grafton (Introduction by)

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Notes by, Translator); Anthony Grafton (Introduction by)

The Prince