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Prince, The: Introductory Note

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Machiavelli, Niccolo

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Translation: Thomson, N.H.

Introductory Note

Niccolo Machiavelli, one of the most brilliant and versatile intellects of the Italian Renaissance, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469. He entered the public service as a young man, and between 1500 and 1512 he was employed in a number of diplomatic missions to the other Italian cities, to France, and to Germany. When the Medici returned to power in Florence in 1512, Machiavelli lost his positions, and suffered imprisonment and torture. On his release in the following year, he retired to the country and devoted himself to ...

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