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The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Divisions
- Introduction: Machiavelli's Life and Historical Context0 / 4
Biography of Niccolò Machiavelli, his career, and the composition of The Prince.
- Dedication to Lorenzo de' Medici0 / 1
Machiavelli's dedicatory letter offering The Prince as a gift of his knowledge and experience.
- Book I: Types of Principalities and Methods of Acquisition0 / 24
Classification of states and analysis of how new principalities are acquired and maintained.
- Book II: Military Matters and the Art of War0 / 8
Analysis of different types of armies and the prince's duty to master military affairs.
- Book III: The Prince's Conduct and Reputation0 / 24
Guidance on how a prince should behave toward subjects, allies, and in moral matters.
- Appendix I: Description of the Duke Valentino's Methods0 / 3
Account of Cesare Borgia's treacherous murder of Vitellozzo Vitelli and the Orsini at Sinigalia.
- Appendix II: The Life of Castruccio Castracani0 / 11
A biographical account of the military leader Castruccio Castracani of Lucca.