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100 1 _aMachiavelli, Niccolò,
_d1469-1527
245 1 0 _aMachiavelli, Volume I
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _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).
500 _aRelease date is 2005-05-06
505 0 _aThe Art of War The Prince.
508 _aE-text prepared by Ted Garvin, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: David Nutt, 1905
653 _aFlorence (Italy) -- History
653 _aMilitary art and science -- Early works to 1800
653 _aPolitical science -- Early works to 1800
653 _aPolitical ethics
653 _aWar -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aCust, Henry John Cockayne,
_d1861-1917
700 1 _aDacres, Edward
700 1 _aWhitehorne, Peter
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15772
999 _c57160
_d57160