Niccolò Machiavelli's The prince : new interdisciplinary essays
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Niccolò Machiavelli's The prince : new interdisciplinary essays
（Texts in culture）
Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780719041952
Description
Few texts have attracted more controversy over the centuries than "The Prince". This collection of essays offers a challenging sequence of close readings of Machiavelli's text. The essays, by international scholars and critics, form a rich mix of traditional and modern critical approaches, including feminist and deconstructive criticism. The volume consists of an introduction outlining some of the problems "The Prince" raises as a cultural text. Then follow seven essays, ranging from a discussion of its first reception and its concern with history and dialogue, through the text's concern with language, power and gender, on to discussions of its contradictions and its place in cultural history. A select bibliography and chronological table are also included.
Table of Contents
- "The Prince" and its early Italian readers, Brian Richardson
- Machiavelli's "Via Moderna" - medieval and Renaissance attitudes to history, Janet Coleman
- dialogue in "The Prince", John Parkin
- language and "The Prince", John M. Najemy
- the end justifies the means - end-orientation and the discourses of power, Maggie Gunsberg
- "The Prince" and textual politics, Andrew Mousley
- Machiavelli's political philosophy in "The Prince", Maureen Ramsay. Appendix: Machiavelli's letter to Francesco Vettori (10 December 1513), translator Brian Richardson.
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: pbk ISBN 9780719041969
Description
No text has attracted more controversy over the centuries than Machiavelli's The Prince. Placed on the Index of Prohibited Books by the Catholic Church in 1599, The Prince nevertheless proved to be the means by which Machiavelli came to be known throughout Europe, establishing his name as a byword for the cunning and unscrupulous politician.
Written as the medieval world was giving way to the new dynamic of renaissance capitalism, The Prince embodies a whole series of vital issues that affect our understanding of modern politics, including power and morality, history and human nature, language and meaning, gender and government. It is these issues which the essays in this volume debate and explore from a variety of perspectives, from the original responses to The Prince through to feminist and deconstructive approaches. The result is a volume packed with ideas and insights.
With contributions by international scholars and critics, a chronological table and select bibliography, this is an essential guide for anyone studying Machiavelli. -- .
Table of Contents
1. Introduction - Martin Coyle
2. The Prince and its early Italian readers - Brian Richardson
3. Machiavelli's via moderna: medieval and Renaissance attitudes to history - Janet Coleman
4. Dialogue in The Prince - John Parkin
5. Language and The Prince - John M. Najemy
6. The end justifies the means: end-orientation and the discourses of power - Maggie Gunsberg
7. The Prince and textual politics - Andrew Mousley
8. Machiavelli's political philosophy in The Prince - Maureen Ramsay
Appendix - Machiavelli's letter to Francesco Vettori, 10 December 1513 - Brian Richardson translator
Select Bibliography
Index -- .
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