The Prince

Hero Classics

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Hero
26 September 2023

Social & political philosophy

"Part of the Hero Classics series

""Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.""

The Prince is generally labeled as a cynical and overly pragmatic account of gaining and retaining political power. It is a significant deviation from the righteous meditations of Plato and Aristotle, which emphasize the goodness of human nature. Living in a harsh political climate, Machiavelli devised a more practical and true-to-life guide for leaders who cannot possibly be always good and just. For instance, he talks among other things about the importance to inflict pain all at once but distribute the rewards available gradually and in limited amounts. Besides, the idea that 'the ends justify the means' had never been featured in literature so prominently and openly before. Far-fetched at first glance, Machiavelli's insights after some analysis starts making practical sense when every state and society need to maintain one thing

stability.

Although not idealistic, the text is undeniably valid as we can easily track the Prince's features in the best and the worst political leaders of the previous century who are united by the amount of power they were able to exerts

from political heroes such as Churchill and JFK to fascist and communist dictators. In the modern world, The Prince is a viable manual of conduct more than ever with the intense demand for competitiveness not only in the political but equally in business and other spheres.

The text is also famous for being written in the vernacular rather than in classical Latin. What might surprise modern readers is that, actually, this peculiarity halted the text's dissemination across Europe as most translations were still done from Latin. The text nevertheless has reached its audience and become one of the most recognizable and accessible reads on politics and leadership.

The Hero Classics series: Meditations

The Prophet

A Room of One's Own

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

The Art of War

The Life of Charlotte Bronte

The Republic

The Prince

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave"

By: Niccolo Machiavelli
Imprint: Hero
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781915054821
ISBN 10: 1915054826
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 26 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian statesman and philosopher. Born into affluence, he managed to secure a high governmental position when only in his late twenties. After a successful decade in state service, Machiavelli was mistreated by the notoriously corrupt Medici family he was tortured and sent to prison where his major work The Prince was written in 1513. His other politically renowned volume, Discourses on Livy was also written in prison a few years later. Both texts were only published after Machiavelli's death and in his lifetime he was probably best-known as a playwright and author of fiction the texts such as Andria that have proven to be of much less literary and cultural significance.

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The Prince

Hero Classics

Niccolo Machiavelli

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