num_pages: 190
description: In his introduction to this new translation by Russell Price, Professor Skinner presents a lucid analysis of Machiavelli's text as a response both to the world of Florentine politics, and as an attack on the advice-books for princes published by a number of his contemporaries. This new edition includes notes on the principal events in Machiavelli's life, and on the vocabulary of The Prince, as well as biographical notes on characters in the text.
language: English
title: The Prince
titlecomplete: The Prince
characters: Alexander the Great, Niccolò Machiavelli, Theseus (mythology), Louis XII of France, Francesco Sforza I, Cesare Borgia, Pope Alexander VI
genres: Classics, Italian Literature, History, Philosophy, Italy, School, Literature, Nonfiction, Political Science, Politics
ratings_count: 324662
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Cambridge University Press