Il Principe
The Prince
Author
Language
Year
1532
Country
Italy
Genre
Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)
medieval europe
renaissance
political science
The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes. Many commentators have viewed that one of the main themes of The Prince is that immoral acts are sometimes necessary to achieve political glory.Wikipedia →
