The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli
From the Oxford English Dictionary:
Machiavellian, n. and adj
From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. and adj A. n. A follower of Machiavelli; a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory.
From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. and adj A. n. A follower of Machiavelli; a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Machiavelli, or of his principles or alleged principles; practising, or characterized by, (esp. political) expediency; unscrupulous, duplicitous; astute, cunning, scheming.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer Family with influence
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer Family with influence Good education: Latin and Italian classics
Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects
Became Clerk and Ambassador of Florence in 1494
Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects Became Clerk and Ambassador of Florence in : year Medici family was expelled (became advisor to Piero Soderini)
Tumultuous period
Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms
Tumultuous period Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms Foreign powers of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire
Tumultuous period Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms Foreign powers of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire Germanic armies
Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters
Ambassador to the courts of Louis XII in France, Ferdinand II of Aragón, and the Papacy in Rome
Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters Ambassador to the courts of Louis XII in France, Ferdinand II of Aragón, and the Papacy in Rome Responsible for the Florentine militia (defeated Pisa in 1509)
Medici Family
“Money to get power and power to guard the money” Medici Family
1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence
Soderini exiled
1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence Soderini exiled Machiavelli arrested in 1513
1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence Soderini exiled Machiavelli arrested in 1513 Tortured by “the rope”
1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence Soderini exiled Machiavelli arrested in 1513 Tortured by “the rope” Retired to his father’s estate where he wrote
“TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM” 1527
“TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM” 1527 “No elegy is equal to such a name”
Written in 1513
Published in 1532
Who is the text dedicated to?
Lorenzo De’ Medici ( )
Who is the text dedicated to? Lorenzo De’ Medici ( ) Why is this strange?
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book?
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style?
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments?
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments?
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments? Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments? Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision Where does Machiavelli see religion?
Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments? Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision Where does Machiavelli see religion? How does idealism fit into his view of the world?