The Prince
$24.75
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2005
Summary
For students of political science, philosophy, and Italian literature, one of the greatest works of all time, in a refreshingly clear, beautifully crafted translation by an award-winning translator.
A new translation by Peter Constantine Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
The first modern treatise of political philosophy, The Prince is one of the world’s most influential and widely read books. Machiavelli reveals nothing less than the secrets of power: how to gain …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812978056 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812978056 |
| Author: | Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Constantine, Albert Russell Ascoli |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 139g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 132mm x 201mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
Critics Review
“Constantine elegantly captures in English the pith of Machiavelli’s brilliant Italian prose.”—Edward Muir, Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
Niccolo Machiavelli
Peter Constantine is a celebrated translator, recognized with the PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award. His notable works include translations of The Undiscovered Chekhov and the complete works of Isaac Babel. He has also translated for the Modern Library, with titles such as The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Gogol’s Taras Bulba, Voltaire’s Candide, and Tolstoy’s The Cossacks.
Albert Russell Ascoli is the Gladys Arata Terrill Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been awarded the Rome Prize for his studies at the American Academy in Rome.
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