The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise, by the Italian diplomat and political theorist, Niccolò Machiavelli.

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli from Coterie Classics All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book. “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to ...

This is only partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice which had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's Divine Comedy and other works of Renaissance literature.The Prince is ...

Tells how to obtain and hold on to power unencumbered by ethical considerations, and includes modern commentary

In Niccolò Machiavelli's 'Discourses on Livy', the author discusses the nature of politics and power through a series of commentaries on the work of the ancient Roman historian, Livy.

Nicolo Machiavelli was employed by the infamous Prince Lorenzo de Medici at the Italian Court in the 16th Century and released these diaries for publication when he was made redundant as the Empire started to crumble.