02749cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000100010610000390011624500260015526400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150001870036750000310055450500310058550801100061652012370072653400520196365300320201565300520204765300450209965300210214465300310216570000420219670000190223870000220225785600430227999900170232215772UtSlPG20260610133353.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aJCaU1 aMachiavelli, Niccolò,d1469-152710aMachiavelli, Volume I 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aContains: "The Arte of Warre" translated by Peter Whitehorne, (1560), and "The Prince, E.D. with Some Animadversions Noting and Taxing his Errors" translated by Edward Dacres (1640). aRelease date is 2005-05-060 aThe Art of War The Prince. aE-text prepared by Ted Garvin, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team a"Machiavelli, Volume I" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a historical account written in the early 16th century. This work primarily discusses political theory and military strategy, articulating the mechanics of governance and the conditions necessary for maintaining power. A significant aspect of the volume is the examination of leadership qualities that can contribute to the success or failure of states, particularly in the context of Renaissance Italy's volatile political landscape. The opening of the work sets the stage for Machiavelli's reflections on his life as a writer after facing imprisonment and disfavor. He describes his daily routine filled with nature, reading, and familial obligations, followed by a yearning to engage with the great thinkers of the past. This introduction establishes his quest for knowledge as both a personal solace and a means to develop a treatise—"De Principalibus"—aimed at new leaders on the nature of rule and governance. As he turns to the realm of warfare, he emphasizes the crucial relationship between effective military strategy and political stability, laying the groundwork for his exploration of statecraft throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cLondon: David Nutt, 1905 aFlorence (Italy) -- History aMilitary art and science -- Early works to 1800 aPolitical science -- Early works to 1800 aPolitical ethics aWar -- Early works to 18001 aCust, Henry John Cockayne,d1861-19171 aDacres, Edward1 aWhitehorne, Peter40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15772 c57160d57160