Περιγραφή
Robert M. Adams's superb translation of Machiavelli's best-known work is again the basis for this Norton Critical Edition. Accurate, highly readable, and thoroughly revised for the Second Edition, this translation renders Machiavelli's 1513 political tract into clear and concise English. "Backgrounds" relies entirely upon Machiavelli's other writings to place this central Florentine in his proper political and historical context. Included are excerpts from The Discourses, a report from a diplomatic mission, a collection of private letters, and two poems from Carnival Songs. "Interpretations" retains three of the previous edition's seminal essays while adding five selections by Felix Gilbert, Federico Chabod, J. H. Whitfield, Isaiah Berlin, and Robert M. Adams. "Marginalia" is an eclectic collection of writings germane to both Machiavelli and The Prince. Of the eight selections represented, five of them are new to the Second Edition, including Pasquale Villari's comic portrayal of Machiavelli's first diplomatic post in 1499, Francesco Guicciardini's lofty rebuttal to Machiavelli, and a collection of Tuscan Sayings to further the reader's understanding of this timeless text. An updated Selected Bibliography is also included. (From the publisher) + Περιεχόμενα Historical Introduction Translator's Note (Robert M. Adams) The Text of The Prince Backgrounds Map: North Central Italy in Machiavelli's Time MACHIAVELLI THE WORKING DIPLOMAT Niccolo Machiavelli, [The Legation to Cesare Borgia] MACHIAVELLI THE DEMOCRAT Niccolo Machiavelli, From Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius MACHIAVELLI THE MORALIST Niccolo Machiavelli, The Exhortation to Penitence MACHIAVELLI THE CORRESPONDENT Niccolo Machiavelli, From His Private Letters MACHIAVELLI THE POET Niccolo Machiavelli, From Carnival Songs On Occasion The Death of Piero Soderini Interpretations J. R. Hale, The Setting of The Prince: 1513-1514 Felix Gilbert, [Fortune, Necessity, Virtue] Ernst Cassirer, Implications of the New Theory of the State Sheldon S. Wolin, [The Economy of Violence] Federico Chabod, Machiavelli's Method and Style J. H. Whitfield, [Big Words, Exact Meanings] Isaiah Berlin, The Question of Machiavelli Robert M. Adams, The Rise, Proliferation, and Degradation of Machiavellism: An Outline Marginalia Friedrich Nietzsche, [Morals as Fossilized Violence] Pasquale Villari, [Learning Diplomacy the Hard Way] Francesco Guicciardini, From Ricordi Traiano Boccalini, From News Bulletins from Parnassus Norman Douglas, From South Wind J. H. Whitfield, [Big Words, Exact Meanings] Robert M. Adams, Necessity/Fortuna Epigrams, Maxims, and Observations from the Machiavellians Tuscan Sayings Selected Biography +