Publisher's Synopsis
Niccolo Machiavelli was a legendary Italian philosopher, historian, and writer during the Renaissance. Machiavelli, who also served as a politician in the Florentine Republic, has had a major impact on modern political science and political philosophy. The Prince is Machiavelli's most famous work and remains one of the most influential books ever written. The Prince, published in 1532, is a political treatise that is considered by many to be the first work of modern political philosophy. This classic book is also known for having brought about the term "Machiavellian."
