书目

The Prince：Second Edition

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SynopsisInhismostfamouswork,THEPRINCE(IlPrincipe),MachiavellidescribedtheidealprinceandencouragedthepeopleofItalytoimaginewhatitmightbelikeifsuchapersonledaunifiedItaly.Writtenin1513andpublishedposthumouslyin1532,THEPRINCEhasbeeninterpretedbothasagenuinehandbookforpotentialrulersandasasatiricalportraitofcertainprevailingstylesofleadershipofthetime.Insteadofadvocatingasenseofmoralobligationtoone'sconstituents,Machiavellibelievedthatitisfarbetterforaleadertobefearedthanliked.Hebelievedthattheendsjustifythemeans,anddeceit,ruthlessness,andgreedareacceptableintheinterestofmaintainingpower.ThoughTHEPRINCEmayhaveinfluencedHitlerandMussolini,theMachiavellianprinciplesoutlinedinithaveearnedtheworkaplaceonmany,ifnotmost,listsofrequiredreadingforgovernmentandpoliticalsciencecourses.SizeLength:184pagesHeight:8.3in.Width:5.5in.Thickness:0.5in.Weight:7.2oz.Publisher'sNoteThemostfamousbookonpoliticseverwritten,ThePrinceremainsaslivelyandasshockingtodayaswhenitwaswrittenalmostfivehundredyearsago.Initiallydenouncedasacollectionofsinistermaximsandasarecommendationoftyranny,ithasmorerecentlybeendefendedandindeedapplaudedasthefirstscientifictreatmentofpoliticsasitisratherthanasitoughttobe.Amasterpieceofeffectiveprose,ThePrinceisatoncecomicandformidable,imaginativeandcalculating,fascinatingandchilling.Itsinfluenceinmodernhistoryhasbeenprofound,and--oftenconsideredtobethefirstmodernbook--itwassurelyaprimarytextforthemodernphilosopherswhochallengedthetraditionsofancientandmedievalthoughtandmorality.HarveyC.Mansfield'stranslationbrilliantlyrecreatesthesubtletyandtersenessofMachiavelli'sownprosewhilepresentinganeminentlyreadabletext.WritteninaccessibleandidiomaticEnglish,itisthemostliteralandaccuratetranslationavailable.Inthissecondedition,Mansfieldprovidesananalyticintroduction,anupdatedbibliography,achronologyofMachiavelli'slife,amapofItalyinhistime,asubstantialglossary,revisionstothetranslationitself,andMachiavelli'scelebratedlettertoVettoriinwhichhediscussesThePrince.Mansfield'stranslationofthisclassicwork,incombinationwiththenewmaterialsaddedforthisedition,makesitthedefinitiveversionofThePrince,indispensabletoscholars,students,andloversofthedarkartofpolitics.Industryreviews"Ifyou'regoingintothetradeorthebusinessI'min,Machiavelli'sThePrinceisthebible.You'dbetterreadit,andyou'dbetterrereadit.Thewisdomcontainedinthatbookstandsyouingoodstead,forthenatureofthepublicpolicyoptionsthatIexercise,andthetechniquesthatareemployed,andtheassessmentofyourcompetition.Iwouldrecommendthattobereadover,andover,andover,untildeath."Hon.WillieL.BrownJr.AninexpensivebuthighqualitytranslationoftheclassicItalianRenaissancestatementofwhathascometobecalledrealpolitik.Thetranslator,PaulSonnino,presentsaneasilyreadableEnglishbutalsotakescaretorenderItalianwordsintoEnglishcognatesoratleasttousethesamewordconsistentlysothereadergetsasenseofwhattermsandconceptsMachiavellirepeatedandinwhatcontext.Lightlyannotated.Paperedition(unseen),$9.95.Annotationc.byBookNews,Inc.,Portland,Or.Reference&ResearchBookNews(08/01/1996)AninexpensivebuthighqualitytranslationoftheclassicItalianRenaissancestatementofwhathascometobecalledrealpolitik.Thetranslator,PaulSonnino,presentsaneasilyreadableEnglishbutalsotakescaretorenderItalianwordsintoEnglishcognatesoratleasttousethesamewordconsistentlysothereadergetsasenseofwhattermsandconceptsMachiavellirepeatedandinwhatcontext.Lightlyannotated.Paperedition(unseen),$9.95.Annotationc.byBookNews,Inc.,Portland,Or.Reference&ResearchBookNews(08/01/1996)

作者简介

NiccolòMachiavelli(bornMay3,1469,Florence-diedJune21,1527,Florence)Italianstatesman,historian,andpoliticaltheorist.HerosetopoweraftertheoverthrowofGirolamoSavonarola,wasappointedsecretaryandSecondChancellortotheFlorentineRepublicin1498.Workingasadiplomatfor14years,hecameincontactwiththemostpowerfulfiguresinEurope.HewasdismissedwhentheMedicifamilyreturnedtopowerin1512,andduringthenextyearhewasarrestedandtorturedforconspiracy.Thoughsoonreleased,hewasnotpermittedtoreturntopublicoffice.HisfamoustreatiseThePrince(1513,published1532)isahandbookforrulers;thoughdedicatedtoLorenzode'Medici,rulerofFlorencefrom1513,itfailedtowinMachiavellihisfavour.MachiavelliviewedThePrinceasanobjectivedescriptionofpoliticalreality.Becauseheviewedhumannatureasvenal,grasping,andthoroughlyself-serving,hesuggestedthatruthlesscunningisappropriatetotheconductofgovernment.Thoughadmiredforitsincisivebrilliance,thebookalsohasbeenwidelycondemnedascynicalandamoral,and“Machiavellian”hascometomeandeceitful,unscrupulous,andmanipulative.HisotherworksincludeasetofdiscoursesonLivy(completedc.1518),thecomedyTheMandrake(completedc.1518),TheArtofWar(published1521),andtheFlorentineHistories(completedc.1525).HarveyC.MansfieldisWilliamJ.Kenan,Jr.ProfessorofGovernmentatHarvardUniversity.Heistheauthorofmanybooksincluding,StatesmanshipandPartyGovernment,TheSpiritofLiberalism,andTamingthePrinceandisthetranslatorofworksbyMachiavelliandTocqueville.

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