The Prince An Abridged Translation for Students

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.