02071cam a22003733u 4500 1232 UtSlPG 20260610133042.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 JC Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 Il Principe. English The Prince Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince Release date is 2006-02-11 The Prince -- Description of the methods adopted by the Duke Valentino when murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini -- The life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca. John Bickers, David Widger and Others "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a political treatise written in 1513 and published in 1532. Presented as an instruction guide for new rulers, this controversial work suggests that immoral acts may be necessary to achieve political power and glory. Written in vernacular Italian rather than Latin, it breaks from traditional advice literature by focusing on practical effectiveness over abstract ideals. Its worldview challenged dominant Catholic doctrines of the time, making "Machiavellian" synonymous with political cunning and contributing to modern negative connotations of politics itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified State, The -- Early works to 1800 Political science -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 Political ethics -- Early works to 1800 Marriott, W. K. (William Kenaz), -1927 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1232 43348 43348