君主论

ThisisamajornewEnglish-languageeditionofoneofthecentraltextsinthehistoryofpoliticalthought,presentingstudentswiththemostaccurateandaccessibletranslationyetofMachiavelli’sfamoustreatise.InhisintroductiontoRussellPrice’stranslation,QuentinSkinnerpresentsalucidanalysisofThePrince,seeingthetextbothasacommentaryupontheimmediateworldofFlorentinepolitics,andasaresponsetothegenreofadvice-booksforprincespublishedbyanumberofMachiavelli’scontemporaries.Emphasisingthespecificmessageofwarningbeneathitssurfacegeneralities,ProfessorSkinnerexaminestheintellectualcontextofThePrince,andhighlightsMachialvelli’srepudiationofRenaissancemoralismanditsclassicalantecedentsNumerousaidsforthestudentreaderareprovided,includingbriefbiographiesofpersonsmentionedinthetextandnotesonMachiavelli’ssometimesproblematicvocabulary,aswellasachronologyofimportanteventsandaguidetofurtherreading.