Niccolò Machiavelli (born May 3, 1469, Florence-died June 21, 1527, Florence) Italian statesman, historian, and political theorist. He rose to power after the overthrow of Girolamo Savonarola, was appointed secretary and Second Chancellor to the Florentine Republic in 1498. Working as a diplomat for 14 years, he came in contact with the most powerful figures in Europe. He was dismissed when the Medici family returned to power in 1512, and during the next year he was arrested and tortured for conspiracy. Though soon released, he was not permitted to return to public office. His famous treatise The Prince (1513, published 1532) is a handbook for rulers; though dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence from 1513, it failed to win Machiavelli his favour. Machiavelli viewed The Prince as an objective description of political reality. Because he viewed human nature as venal, grasping, and thoroughly self-serving, he suggested that ruthless cunning is appropriate to the conduct of government. Though admired for its incisive brilliance, the book also has been widely condemned as cynical and amoral, and “Machiavellian” has come to mean deceitful, unscrupulous, and manipulative. His other works include a set of discourses on Livy (completed c. 1518), the comedy The Mandrake (completed c. 1518), The Art of War (published 1521), and the Florentine Histories (completed c. 1525).
Harvey C. Mansfield is William J. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of many books including, Statesmanship and Party Government, The Spirit of Liberalism, and Taming the Prince and is the translator of works by Machiavelli and Tocqueville.
Synopsis
In his most famous work, THE PRINCE (Il Principe), Machiavelli described the ideal prince and encouraged the people of Italy to imagine what it might be like if such a person led a unified Italy. Written in 1513 and published posthumously in 1532, THE PRINCE has been interpreted both as a genuine handbook for potential rulers and as a satirical portrait of certain prevailing styles of leadership of the time. Instead of advocating a sense of moral obligation to one's constituents, Machiavelli believed that it is far better for a leader to be feared than liked. He believed that the ends justify the means, and deceit, ruthlessness, and greed are acceptable in the interest of maintaining power. Though THE PRINCE may have influenced Hitler and Mussolini, the Machiavellian principles outlined in it have earned the work a place on many, if not most, lists of required reading for government and political science courses.
Size
Length: 184 pages
Height: 8.3 in.
Width: 5.5 in.
Thickness: 0.5 in.
Weight: 7.2 oz.
Publisher's Note
The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and as shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and as a recommendation of tyranny, it has more recently been defended and indeed applauded as the first scientific treatment of politics as it is rather than as it ought to be. A masterpiece of effective prose, The Prince is at once comic and formidable, imaginative and calculating, fascinating and chilling. Its influence in modern history has been profound, and -- often considered to be the first modern book -- it was surely a primary text for the modern philosophers who challenged the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Harvey C. Mansfield's translation brilliantly recreates the subtlety and terseness of Machiavelli's own prose while presenting an eminently readable text. Written in accessible and idiomatic English, it is the most literal and accurate translation available. In this second edition, Mansfield provides an analytic introduction, an updated bibliography, a chronology of Machiavelli's life, a map of Italy in his time, a substantial glossary, revisions to the translation itself, and Machiavelli's celebrated letter to Vettori in which he discusses The Prince. Mansfield's translation of this classic work, in combination with the new materials added for this edition, makes it the definitive version of The Prince, indispensable to scholars, students, and lovers of the dark art of politics.
Industry reviews
"If you're going into the trade or the business I'm in, Machiavelli's The Prince is the bible. You'd better read it, and you'd better reread it. The wisdom contained in that book stands you in good stead, for the nature of the public policy options that I exercise, and the techniques that are employed, and the assessment of your competition. I would recommend that to be read over, and over, and over, until death."
Hon. Willie L. Brown Jr.
An inexpensive but high quality translation of the classic Italian Renaissance statement of what has come to be called realpolitik. The translator, Paul Sonnino, presents an easily readable English but also takes care to render Italian words into English cognates or at least to use the same word consistently so the reader gets a sense of what terms and concepts Machiavelli repeated and in what context. Lightly annotated. Paper edition (unseen), $9.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Reference & Research Book News (08/01/1996)
An inexpensive but high quality translation of the classic Italian Renaissance statement of what has come to be called realpolitik. The translator, Paul Sonnino, presents an easily readable English but also takes care to render Italian words into English cognates or at least to use the same word consistently so the reader gets a sense of what terms and concepts Machiavelli repeated and in what context. Lightly annotated. Paper edition (unseen), $9.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Reference & Research Book News (08/01/1996)
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我前日寫瞭一篇文章(https://www.douban.com/note/741354078/),簡單地對比瞭劉訓練翻譯的【君主論】與潘漢典翻譯的【君主論】字句的相似處。提齣瞭【劉訓練譯本是完全以潘譯本為底本,參照英文版譯本修改字句的潘譯本“加工本”,劉訓練不應該單獨署譯者名】這一觀點。拙文...
評分學術與政治之間 從馬基雅維裏關於《君主論》的兩封信說起 李華芳 學術和政治之間的關係是一個不簡單的話題。有韋伯的名篇演講和徐復觀的名著在前,似乎沒有多大討論的必要。隻是討論馬基雅維裏在學術與政治之間的糾葛有點像金庸小說中的《廣陵散》成絕響、麯洋卻從東漢蔡邑墓...
評分如果單獨的看《君主論》,我覺得這本書並不特彆。但是如果把《君主論》與唐太宗李世民寫的《帝範》一起來看的話,就有點意思瞭。 由於中國自古以來大部分的時間都是一個統一的國傢,所以一個皇帝最重要的任務就是維持國傢的繁榮穩定,所以《帝範》講的都是關於國傢的治理。 ...
評分按常見的說法,《君主論》是現代政治科學的起源,其核心標誌是它在思考政治問題時脫離瞭倫理學的考慮,進行一種中立的技術分析。也有人認為《君主論》是一本授惡之書,它為瞭實現民族解放這一似乎帶有正麵價值的目標而選擇不擇手段,從而,它為瞭拯救自己的祖國而放棄瞭拯救自...
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比亞裏士多德更馬剋思的人。Mansfield的譯本還是不盡人意,盡管在forward裏麵他專門為自己辯護瞭一下。政治哲學係列還是要選劍橋版本。
評分馬基雅維利你何等給力
評分不知道為什麼看瞭英文版 說理方式實在是太棒瞭
評分比亞裏士多德更馬剋思的人。Mansfield的譯本還是不盡人意,盡管在forward裏麵他專門為自己辯護瞭一下。政治哲學係列還是要選劍橋版本。
評分讀此書,應時勢
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