Machiavelli's Prince: A New Reading by Erica Benner

Machiavelli's Prince: A New Reading Erica Benner ebook
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780198746805
Page: 400

In Redeeming "The Prince," one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new centuries after its composition, The Prince offers new insights into the nature and possibilities of political liberation. Machiavelli, Be Like the Fox (Penguin), and a book on Thucydides (Princeton UP ). *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Machiavelli's Prince: A New Reading by Erica Benner, 9780199653638, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Why did Machiavelli write the Prince – and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Continue reading the main story Share This Page. Email; Share; Tweet; Save; more. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Machiavelli's Prince: A New Reading [Erica Benner] on Amazon.com. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. This book gives a radical, new, chapter-by-chapter reading of Machiavelli's The Prince, arguing that it is an ironic masterpiece with a moral purpose. Why did Machiavelli write the Prince - and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Publication » Erica Benner: Machiavelli's “Prince”: A New Reading. Finally, someone, namely Erica Benner, has written a mature, nuanced, and contextual reading of Niccolo Machiavelli's classic book The Prince. Machiavelli's Prince: A New Reading. According to Viroli, "Machiavelli wrote The Prince for a new Moses" (p. How does Viroli arrive at such an unconventional reading? 'The Prince' teaches that there are no friends in politics. Machiavelli did not write The Prince to become famous but instead wrote his book deceitful and this is exactly how Machiavelli thought the new prince should act.