Machiavelli's the prince : a reader's guide
- Author/Creator:
- Vatter, Miguel E.
- Publication/Creation:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Machiavelli's the prince : a reader's guide / Miguel Vatter
- Series Titles:
- Reader's guides
Bloomsbury reader's guides.
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- Table of Contents:
- FC; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Context: the Renaissance and the Machiavellian "moment"; 2. Overview: The Prince as a work of rhetoric and philosophy; 3. The seduction of a prince: the Dedication to Lorenzo de' Medici; 4. Acquiring state: chapters 1-6; 5. Securing society: chapters 7-10; 6. Arming the people: chapters 11-14; 7. The new prince goes through the looking glass: chapters 15-23; 8. Disarming fortune and the arming of heaven: chapters 24-6; 9. Reception and influence; Notes; Notes for further reading; Selective bibliography; Index of Names; Index.
- Summary:
- Machiavelli's influence on modern politics and the importance of his thought for the development of modern political ideas has long been universally acknowledged. The Prince has become a key text in Philosophy and Political Theory, one that is widely read and studied. Machiavelli's More...most important work is a hugely exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Machiavelli's 'The Prince': A Reader's Guide, Miguel Vatter offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. Setting Machiavelli's text in its historical and philosophical context, the book offers a detailed review of the key themes (epistemological, social, ethical and theological-political) and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Machiavelli's work. This is the ideal companion to study this most influential of texts.--
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 160 pages ; 23 cm.
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936873906802486
- ISBN:
- 9780826498779
0826498779
9780826498762
0826498760 - OCLC Number:
- 657603520
- Barcode:
- 010003104882
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