The Prince Summary
Niccolò Machiavelli

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The Prince Summary

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince is arguably the most popular book about politics ever written. Its observations about human behavior are as true today as they were five hundred years ago. In this book, Machiavelli offers advice to politicians regarding how to gain power and how to keep it.

Although modern readers think that a "prince" is someone who is destined to inherit control of his country, the princes of Machiavelli's time were by...

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The Prince

3,058 words, approx. 11 pages

The Prince by NiccolO Machiavelli Born in 1469, Niccolu Machiavelli entered public life for the first time in 1498. He proceeded to achieve the post of First Secretary of the Republic. He later bec... Read more

The Prince

5,252 words, approx. 18 pages

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on May 3, 1469, the year Lorenzo de Medici began to rule the city. Niccolos father was a notary/lawyer fro... Read more

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The Prince

51,627 words, approx. 173 pages

INTRODUCTION Nicolo Machiavelli was born at Florence on 3rd May 1469.  He was the second son of Bernardo di Nicolo Machiavelli, a lawyer of some repute, and of Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli, his w... Read more

Niccol Machiavelli Biographies (2)

Niccolò Machiavelli

1,801 words, approx. 7 pages

The Italian author and statesman Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) is best known for The Prince, in which he enunciated his political philosophy.Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence of... Read more

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Best known for his works The Prince and The Art of War, fifteenth-century Italian statesman Niccolò Machiavelli remains influential centuries after his death as the first writer to break with t... Read more

Essays & Analysis (17)

Critical Essay by M. D. Petre

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Critical Essay by Leo Strauss

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Critical Essay by John Plamenatz

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Critical Essay by A. J. Parel

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Machiavelli's "The Prince"

2,165 words, approx. 8 pages

According to Niccolo Machiavelli, a prince should be gifted by the people with the best luxuries such as "cloth of gold, precious stones, and the like costly gifts." However, Machiavelli's gift to ... Read more

The Prince

824 words, approx. 3 pages

Although Machiavelli's treatise, The Prince was written during the renaissance and in a time of uncertainty, many of his ideas are debated over today and in fact still have a great impact on modern po... Read more

Machiavelli's : the Prince : Reading Log

2,303 words, approx. 8 pages

Chapter 1- How many kinds of principalities there are and the ways in which they are acquired. There are 2 kinds of principalities. A principality is a land that is ruled by a Prince. A prince could ... Read more

Analyzing Motifs of "The Prince"

1,561 words, approx. 6 pages

In The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli critically analyzes the powers of a prince and suggests various ways to conquer and maintain hereditary and new principalities effectively, such as living in the lan... Read more

The Ideas of Machiavelli

1,510 words, approx. 6 pages

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli is a perfect manual for the potential princes and monarchs. One follows it and one succeeds. Machiavelli produces a figure of an unblemished leader. In his book he sp... Read more

The Prince, Key Facts

515 words, approx. 2 pages

Machiavelli's intention was to discuss in plain language the conduct of great men and the principles of a princely government The Prince was written in hope of pleasing and enlightening the Med... Read more

Machiavelli's Ideal Prince

816 words, approx. 3 pages

In the classic handbook on power politics The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli states what he believes is the ideal prince. Machiavelli details how a prince should behave or act; in that a prince should ... Read more

Machiavelli: an Analysis of Chapter 16

581 words, approx. 2 pages

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince in Florence after the years of 1512. This is Machiavelli's most famous work and was dedicated to a member of the Medici family. In The Prince Machiavelli stresses ... Read more

The Renaissance Prince

1,147 words, approx. 4 pages

The Renaissance, a revival of antiquity starting in Italy around the middle of the 14th century, had broad implications for the way western society would operate thereafter. It would no longer focus ... Read more

A Sucessful Ruler in Machiavelli's Eyes

826 words, approx. 3 pages

Many factors went into determining whether or not a prince or king was successful or not. Some of these factors were simple things such as the king's personality or the method by which he comes to p... Read more

Acquiring Political Power under a Principality

1,703 words, approx. 6 pages

In The Prince, Machiavelli writes his analysis of how to acquire and sustain political power under a principality. It is his understanding of human nature and the ability to maintain control over peo... Read more

Machivelli's Ideal Prince

966 words, approx. 4 pages

Because Machiavelli had such strong convictions regarding the attributes of an ideal prince, he wrote a book! The Prince, by Machiavelli, touches on all the important character traits of such a rule... Read more

Free Book Notes (1)

The Prince

15,195 words, approx. 51 pages

The Prince Book Notes is a free study guide on The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary   Char... Read more

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