The Prince | Niccolò Machiavelli

The most famous work from Machiavelli . It’s a short read, I can recommend it to anyone, although in order to understand it better, I will recommended Discourses on Livy which is a more elaborate work that helps the reader to understand his style of writing . Of course , you shouldn’t take the book too literally.

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Great price for a good book.

Niccolò Machiavelli was a 16th century Florentine diplomat who served the republic with some distinction. However the return of the Medici family, who did not see him as an ally due to his support for the republic, saw Machiavelli spend sevral years in the wilderness, working on his farm and writing.This book, The Prince, was the summary of what Machiavelli had learned and observed of the qualities of rulers, and was written to impress Lorenzo de' Medici, in the hope of securing reemployment. In this short book Machiavelli explains, amongst much else, how princes should organise their defences, whether it is better to be feared than loved, and whether a leader must always act virtuously. There is lots of useful advice here, even for leaders today, but it would certainly help to have at least a working knowledge of the politics of Renaissance Italy - there are lots of references to Italian city states like Forli and Ferrara and key figures like Cesare Borgia and Francesco Sforza - to enjoy the book to the maximum.Machiavelli's writing is not always super easy to follow, but it is not impenetrable. This is one of the great literary works of the past 500 years and is well worth reading for the wisdom in these pages, and for a first hand account of the politics of 16th century Renaissance Italy

Item arrived earlier than expected and in excellent condition. Would highly recommend, thank you

Historical interest but also relevant to today: transferable skills…

Insightful read, book decent quality

I love the Prince it’s such a good book for life, make you think ally about how things are done and why.