The Prince
By: The prince ; edited by Quentin Skinner and Russell Price.
Contributors: Skinner, Quentin.; Price, Russell.
Series: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Political science -- Early works to 1800.; Political ethics.
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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. xxix-xxxi.
Translation from the Italian of: Il principe.
Includes indexes.