The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli with George Bull (Translator), George Bull (Translator)

128 pages first pub 1532 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine "p...

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Moods

informative 85%
reflective 54%
challenging 42%
dark 18%
inspiring 10%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
sad 1%

Pace

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medium 33%
fast 21%

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