The Prince (Rethinking the Western Tradition) - Softcover

Machiavelli, Niccolò

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300064039 ISBN 13: 9780300064032

Verlag: Yale University Press, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Niccolo Machiavelli

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Reseña del editor

A classic of the Western tradition, Machiavelli's The Prince has influenced political and philosophical thought since its publication four centuries ago. Political power, Machiavelli taught, has no limits. It leaves no room for the sacred, and it subordinates right and wrong to success. In this new edition of Machiavelli's momentous book, Angelo M. Codevilla provides a translation uniquely faithful to the original, and especially sensitive to the author's use of verbal imprecision, including puns, double meanings, and the subjunctive mood. The volume includes an introduction by Codevilla that places Machiavelli in the context of his own times, demonstrates his relevance to the history of political thought, and inquires into the place of Machiavelli's ideas in modern debates. This edition also contains three essays that explore some of the most important ways The Prince clashes with the other main branch of Western civilization-the Socratic and Judeo-Christian traditions: "Machiavelli's Realism" by Carnes Lord, "Machiavelli and Modernity" by W. B. Allen, and "Machiavelli and America" by Hadley Arkes.

Biografía del autor

Angelo M. Codevilla is professor of international relations at Boston University.

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• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0300064039
• ISBN 13: 9780300064032
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192