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Niccolò Machiavelli

Born

in Florence, Italy

January 15, 1469

Died

June 01, 1527

Genre

Politics, History, Nonfiction

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and playwright. He is a figure of the Italian Renaissance and a central figure of its political component, most widely known for his treatises on realist political theory (The Prince) on the one hand and republicanism (Discourses on Livy) on the other.

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Niccolò Machiavelli’s books

Average rating: 3.85 · 346,356 ratings · 12,458 reviews · 1,221 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Prince 3.83 avg rating — 316,855 ratings — published 1513 — 623 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourses 4.07 avg rating — 8,801 ratings — published 1531 — 599 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of War 4.06 avg rating — 8,317 ratings — published 1521 — 2711 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mandragola 3.48 avg rating — 4,608 ratings — published 1524 — 168 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince and Other Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli, Wayne A. Rebhorn (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 2,358 ratings — published 1502 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of War/The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, Henry Neville (Translator), W.K. Marriott (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 1,124 ratings — published 1521 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince and The Discourses 4.09 avg rating — 1,057 ratings — published 1531 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Machiavelli by Niccolò Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella (Translator), Mark Musa (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 728 ratings — published 1979 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Political Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli, David Wootton (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy 3.86 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 1532 — 441 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Niccolò Machiavelli

Discourses on Livy (2 books)
by

Niccolò Machiavelli,

Ninian Hill Thompson (translator)

4.07 avg rating — 8,801 ratings

Machiavelli: The Chief Works and Others (3 books)
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Niccolò Machiavelli,

Allan Gilbert (Editor)

4.57 avg rating — 35 ratings

Quotes by Niccolò Machiavelli (?)

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

tags: political-philosophy

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“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

tags: philosophy

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Voting is now open for our December Classical read. Voting will stay open until November 27th, 2020 and the winning book will be announced on November 28th, 2020.

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

7 votes, 29.2%

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

6 votes, 25.0%

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

4 votes, 16.7%

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

3 votes, 12.5%

The Settlers in Canada by Frederick Marryat

2 votes, 8.3%

Greenmantle by John Buchan

2 votes, 8.3%

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

0 votes, 0.0%

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

0 votes, 0.0%

24 total votes

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