Niccolo Machiavelli: 69 books

Niccolò Machiavellis 1532 erschienene Schrift 'Il Principe' ist unter dem Titel 'Der Fürst' Weltliteratur geworden. In seiner Radikalität, in seiner scharfen Trennung zwischen rein politischem Handeln und den Entscheidungen des Einzelnen, überstrahlt Machiavellis Werk die politiktheoretischen Schriften...

Complete interlinked edition complemented by author biography. Castruccio Castracani 1284-1328 "It appears, dearest Zanobi and Luigi, a wonderful thing to those who have considered the matter, that all men, or the larger number of them, who have performed great deeds in the world, and excelled all others...

The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning politics and ethics.

Complete interlinked edition complemented by author biography and analysis. Introduction by HUGO ALBERT RENNERT, Ph.D. Professor of Romanic Languages and Literature, University of Pennsylvania. "The people who inhabit the northern parts beyond the Rhine and the Danube, living in a healthy and prolific...

Complete interlinked edition complemented by author biography. "The Duke Valentino had returned from Lombardy, where he had been to clear himself with the King of France from the calumnies which had been raised against him by the Florentines concerning the rebellion of Arezzo and other towns in the Val...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic...

Theories of Democracy builds on Robert Dahl's observation that there is no single theory of democracy; only theories. Beyond the broad commitment to rule by the majority, democracy involves a set of contentious debates concerning the proper function and scope of power, equality, freedom, justice,...

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: • A concise introduction that gives readers important background information • A chronology of the author's life and work • A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical...

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Italian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

DE PRINCIPATIBUS HEREDITARIIS. [De’ principati ereditarii] Io lascerò indrieto el ragionare delle repubbliche, perché altra volta ne ragionai a lungo. Volterommi solo al principato, et andrò tessendo li orditi soprascritti, e disputerò come questi principati si possino governare e mantenere....

Cette célebre nouvelle, que d'aucuns qualifieront a juste titre de misogyne? nous raconte l'histoire de l'archidiable Belphégor, contraint par le maître des Enfers de prendre forme humaine, et femme, pendant dix ans, pour vérifier cette légende qui voudrait que le mariage avec certaines femmes...

Machiavel (1469-1527) ne mérite sans doute pas son adjectif. Son pragmatisme, qui fut souvent jugé comme l'expression d'un cynisme, s'explique surtout par la situation d'une Italie déchirée par ses querelles, et mise en coupe réglée par l'Espagne et la France. Ce noble florentin chercha à analyser...