Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0449819248
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth behind Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with “Machiavelli: Guardian of Paris,” an ebook original short story. It is 1793, and Paris is in the grip of the Terror—the terrible days of the French Revolution. Drawn by the destruction and chaos, Black Annis has come to the city with dark plans to bring even more death upon its people, and only one person stands in her way: the immortal human Machiavelli. Now, that lost story is told. . . . The Dark Elders granted Machiavelli eternal life. But the Prince lives only for himself, and he won’t allow Black Annis to destroy the city he’s come to call home. Only, is isn’t just Black Annis that Machiavelli’s up against—the Dark Elder is out to raise the catacombs of Paris, and now the dead are roaming the streets once more. “Fans of adventure fantasies like Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will eat this one up.” —VOYA Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822309451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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From praise for the 1965 edition: Allan Gilbert is unquestionably the most accurate and reliable translator of Machiavelli into English; the publication of this edition is an altogether happy occasion. Students of the history of political thought owe a particular debt of gratitude to Allan Gilbert.”—Dante Germino, The Journal of Politics “A most remarkable achievement.”—Felix Gilbert, Renaissance Quarterly
Author: Pasquale Villari
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107145864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 205
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Fully updated for the first time after thirty years, this new edition includes a thoroughly revised introduction by Quentin Skinner.
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Classics Press
ISBN: 1938412060
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and philosopher during the Renaissance, and a senior official in the Florentine Republic. After being imprisoned, and then exiled from politics, he wrote "The Prince" in 1513. While a keen commentator on political and military matters, Machiavelli also wrote poetry and comedies which were popular in his lifetime, unlike his political works. Still, his first love was ever and always politics.
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Publisher: Branden Books
ISBN: 0937832383
Category : Political ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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"The Prince" is a political treatise by Machiavelli that is not considered to be representative of the work published during his lifetime, but is the most remembered. The theories in this book describe methods that an aspiring prince can use to acquire the throne, or an existing prince can use to maintain his reign. These theories include defense and military, perceived reputation, generosity, cruelty versus mercy, gaining honors, fortune and a number of other discourses.
Author: Pasquale Villari
Publisher:
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Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3736800738
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
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The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. Although it is relatively short, the treatise is the most remembered of Machiavelli's works and the one most responsible for bringing the word "Machiavellian" into usage as a pejorative. It also helped make "Old Nick" an English term for the devil, and even contributed to the modern negative connotations of the words "politics" and "politician" in western countries. The descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes—such as glory and survival—can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends.
Author: Niccolo Capponi
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306819082
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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In this compelling new biography, historian Niccolò Capponi frees Machiavelli (1469–1527) from centuries of misinterpretation. Exploring the Renaissance city of Florence, where Machiavelli lived, Capponi reveals the man behind the legend. A complex portrait of Machiavelli emerges—at once a brilliantly skillful diplomat and a woefully inept liar; a sharp thinker and an impractical dreamer; a hardnosed powerbroker and a risk-taking gambler; a calculating propagandist and an imprudent jokester. Capponi's intimate portrait of Machiavelli reveals his behavior as utterly un-Machiavellian, his vision of the world as limited by his very provincial outlook. In the end, Machiavelli was frustrated by his own political failures and utterly baffled by the success of his book The Prince.
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 1580493831
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Machiavelli's complex approach to the relationships between politics and the use of a ruler's power. Niccoló Machiavelli's most
