{"product_id":"the-prince-paperback-2","title":"The Prince - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiccolo Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bull\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Grafton\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMachiavelli's highly influential treatise on political power\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Prince shocked Europe on publication with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccol  Machiavelli drew on his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting traditional values of political theory and recognizing the complicated, transient nature of political life. Concerned not with lofty ideal but with a regime that would last, The Prince has become the bible of realpolitik, and it still retains its power to alarm and to instruct. In this edition, Machiavelli's tough-minded and pragmatic Italian is preserved in George Bull's clear, unambiguous translation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli \u003c\/b\u003e(1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Bull\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and journalist who has translated six volumes for the Penguin Classics: Benvenuto Cellini's \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Courtier\u003c\/i\u003e by Castiglione, Vasari's \u003ci\u003eLives of the Artists\u003c\/i\u003e (two volumes), \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e by Machiavelli and Pietro Aretino's \u003ci\u003eSelected Letters\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also Consultant Editor to the Penguin Business Series. After reading history at Brasenose College, Oxford, George Bull worked for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, McGraw-Hill World News, and for the \u003ci\u003eDirector\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, of which he was Editor-in-Chief until 1984. His other books include \u003ci\u003eVatican Politics; Bid for Power\u003c\/i\u003e (with Anthony Vice), a history of take-over bids; \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, a book for children; \u003ci\u003eVenice: The Most Triumphant City\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eInside the Vatican\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Grafton \u003c\/b\u003eteaches European intellectual history at Princeton University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 7.78 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prince\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694908084287,"sku":"9780140449150","price":9.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d3783b490d8e8f545d130d3cb211df54.webp?v=1765002325","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-prince-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}