num_pages: 147
description: A theoretical and practical guide to the acquisition and maintenance of power within a state
language: English
title: The Prince
titlecomplete: The Prince
characters: Cesare Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, Theseus (mythology), Niccolò Machiavelli, Francesco Sforza I, Louis XII of France, Alexander the Great
genres: Italy, Classics, Literature, School, Politics, Political Science, Italian Literature, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
ratings_count: 324779
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Bantam Classics