Niccolo Machiavelli

Gregory Murry

Machiavelli's The Prince is one of the most important political treatises in the modern West. Long-hailed as the first work of modern, realist political thought, The Prince has generated both fascination and controversy for hundreds of years. In this volume, Gregory Murry, an historian of Renaissance Florence and professor of history at Mount Saint Mary's University, makes The Prince accessible to undergraduate and high-school students. By avoiding clunky reproductions of the author's original syntax and highlighting the core elements of Machiavelli's argument, this volume aims to introduce students to The Prince with elegant, concise, and coherent English prose. This abridgement is perfect for Western Civilization courses, political science courses, and introductory philosophy courses.

An Abridged Translation for Students

The Prince

Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch.

Gregory Murry

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