The Prince
The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli, translated by W.K. Marriott, is published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and was released on January 23, 2017. This edition spans 140 pages and is presented in English. The work explores the political strategies and actions of Cesare Borgia, also known as the Duke Valentino, illustrating Machiavelli’s insights into power dynamics and governance. Through Borgia’s conduct, Machiavelli provides a framework for usurpers aiming to maintain control over seized states, emphasizing the complexities of political fortune and the consequences of ambition.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the nature of power and the characteristics of effective leadership within the text. Machiavelli discusses the unpredictable nature of fortune and the challenges faced by those in positions of authority, using Borgia as a case study. The narrative delves into themes of political strategy and the moral ambiguities inherent in the pursuit of power. This edition serves as a significant contribution to the discourse on political philosophy, making it a relevant read for those interested in the intricacies of leadership and statecraft.
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Translated by W.K. Marriott. Show Excerpt r VI and his son, Cesare Borgia, the Duke Valentino, and these characters fill a large space of “The Prince.” Machiavelli never hesitates to cite the actions of the duke for the benefit of usurpers who wish to keep the states they have seized; he can, indeed, find no precepts to offer so good as the pattern of Cesare Borgia’s conduct, insomuch that Cesare is acclaimed by some critics as the “hero” of “The Prince.” Yet in “The Prince” the duke is in point of fact cited as a type of the man who rises on the fortune of others, and falls with them; who takes every course that might be expected from a prudent man but the course which will save him; who is prepared for all eventualities but the one which happens; and who, when all his abilities fail to carry him through, exclaims that it was not his fault, but an extraordinary and unforeseen fatality. On the death of Pius III, in 1503, Machiavelli was sent to Rome to watch the election of his successor, and there he saw Cesare Borgia cheated into allowing th
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