Project Gutenberg 2005-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 774 Machiavelli, Niccolò 1469 1527 Machiavelli, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nicolo Cust, Henry John Cockayne 1861 1917 Dacres, Edward Whitehorne, Peter Whithorne, Peter Machiavelli, Volume I London : $b David Nutt, $c 1905 Contains: "The Arte of Warre" translated by Peter Whitehorne, (1560), and "The Prince, E.D. with Some Animadversions Noting and Taxing his Errors" translated by Edward Dacres (1640). The Art of War The Prince. E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Machiavelli, Volume I" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a historical account written in the early 16th century. This work primarily discusses political theory and military strategy, articulating the mechanics of governance and the conditions necessary for maintaining power. A significant aspect of the volume is the examination of leadership qualities that can contribute to the success or failure of states, particularly in the context of Renaissance Italy's volatile political landscape. The opening of the work sets the stage for Machiavelli's reflections on his life as a writer after facing imprisonment and disfavor. He describes his daily routine filled with nature, reading, and familial obligations, followed by a yearning to engage with the great thinkers of the past. This introduction establishes his quest for knowledge as both a personal solace and a means to develop a treatise—"De Principalibus"—aimed at new leaders on the nature of rule and governance. As he turns to the realm of warfare, he emphasizes the crucial relationship between effective military strategy and political stability, laying the groundwork for his exploration of statecraft throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Florence (Italy) -- History Military art and science -- Early works to 1800 Political science -- Early works to 1800 Political ethics War -- Early works to 1800 JC U Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 816794 2025-07-07T04:14:27.244580 text/html 815970 2020-12-14T11:52:00 text/html 689461 2025-07-07T04:14:37.220525 application/epub+zip 697580 2025-07-07T04:14:30.687502 application/epub+zip 361019 2025-07-07T04:14:29.153607 application/epub+zip 964621 2025-07-07T04:14:42.479485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 912432 2025-07-07T04:14:36.185499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595182 2022-09-07T23:37:50.598440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779707 2025-07-07T04:14:26.550561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 779334 2020-12-14T11:52:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 779382 2020-12-14T11:52:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24398 2025-07-07T04:14:42.635449 application/rdf+xml 16235 2025-07-07T04:14:29.648516 image/jpeg 4099 2025-07-07T04:14:29.400538 image/jpeg 269508 2020-12-14T11:52:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 601832 2020-12-14T11:52:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 269392 2020-12-14T11:52:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 674695 2025-07-07T04:14:27.331601 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia