The Prince (Everyman's Library)
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(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)That Machiavelli’s name has become synonymous with cold-eyed political calculation only heightens the intrinsic fascination of The Prince–the world’s preeminent how-to manual on the art of getting and keeping power, and one of the literary landmarks of the Italian Renaissance. Written in a vigorous, straightforward style that reflects its author’s realism, this treatise on states, statecraft, and the ideal ruler is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how human society actually works. Library Journal First published in 1517, this classic treatise on the art of practical politics remains a fascinating and powerful work. Laying down uncompromising guidelines for successful leadership, Machiavelli leaves no room for indecision or weakness, and his text comes alive in the voice of actor Fritz Weaver. The narrator's performance is energetic and committed, heightening the dramatic impact of such controversial mandates as the necessary destruction of all the members of a ruling family, of inflicting violence once and for all, or of acting cruelly for the sake of unity. The text is prefaced by the unidentified translator's enlightening introduction. The packaging is aesthetically appealing but flimsy. Definitely recommended for academic and large public libraries.--Sister M. Anna Falbo CSSF, Villa Maria College Library, Buffalo. N.Y.
IntroductionA Note on the TranslationChronologyMapThe Prince1Dedicatory Letter3IHow Many Are the Kinds of Principalities and in What Modes They Are Acquired5IIOf Hereditary Principalities6IIIOf Mixed Principalities7IVWhy the Kingdom of Darius Which Alexander Seized Did Not Rebel from His Successors after Alexander's Death16VHow Cities or Principalities Which Lived by Their Own Laws before They Were Occupied Should Be Administered20VIOf New Principalities That Are Acquired through One's Own Arms and Virtue21VIIOf New Principalities That Are Acquired by Others' Arms and Fortune25VIIIOf Those Who Have Attained a Principality through Crimes34IXOf the Civil Principality38XIn What Mode the Forces of All Principalities Should Be Measured42XIOf Ecclesiastical Principalities45XIIHow Many Kinds of Military There Are and Concerning Mercenary Soldiers48XIIIOf Auxiliary, Mixed, and One's Own Soldiers54XIVWhat a Prince Should Do Regarding the Military58XVOf Those Things for Which Men and Especially Princes Are Praised or Blamed61XVIOf Liberality and Parsimony62XVIIOf Cruelty and Mercy, and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved Than Feared, or the Contrary65XVIIIIn What Mode Faith Should Be Kept by Princes68XIXOf Avoiding Contempt and Hatred71XXWhether Fortresses and Many Other Things Which Are Made and Done by Princes Every Day Are Useful or Useless83XXIWhat a Prince Should Do to Be Held in Esteem87XXIIOf Those Whom Princes Have as Secretaries92XXIIIIn What Mode Flatterers Are to Be Avoided93XXIVWhy the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States96XXVHow Much Fortune Can Do in Human Affairs, and in What Mode It May Be Opposed98XXVIExhortation to Seize Italy and to Free Her from the Barbarians101AppMachiavelli's Letter of December 10, 1513107Glossary113Bibliography141Index of Proper Names145
