Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher and writer, and is considered one of the founders of modern political science. He was a diplomat and civil servant in the Florentine Republic in the sixteenth century, until arrested for conspiracy in 1513 after which he gave his time to writing. Thomas G. Bergin - 1904 - 1987 - was an American scholar of Italian literature. He was an authority on writers including Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch, and Giovanni Verga. His translated works such as Dante's Divine Comedy and Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince.

• Introduction viiTo the magnificent Lorenzo, son of piero de’ medici xiii1.Types of Monarchy and How They Are Acquired 1II. Hereditary Monarchies 1III. Mixed Monarchies 2IV. Why the Kingdom of Darius, Occupied by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against Alexander’s Successors after His Death 10V.  How Cities or States Previously Independent Must Be Governed after Occupation 12VI. Of New Monarchies Acquired by One’s Arms and Ability 13VII. New Monarchies Acquired by the Power of Others or by Fortune 16VIII. On Those Who Have Become Princes by Crime 23IX. Civil Monarchy 26X. How the Strength of All Monarchies Should Be Measured 29XI. Eccelesiastical Monarchies 31XII. Various Kinds of Troops with Special Discussion of Mercenaries 33XIII. Auxiliaries, Mixed, and Native Troops 38XIV. The Prince’s Duty in Military Matters 41XV. On Things for Which Men, and Particularly Princes, Are Praised or Blamed 44XVI. Generosity and Meanness 45XVII. Cruelty and Clemency and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved or Feared 47XVIII. In What Manner Princes Should Keep Their Word 50XIX. Essential to Avoid Being Hated or Despised 52XX. Whether the Building of Fortresses or Other Measures Taken by Princes Are Useful or Dangerous 61XXI. How a Prince Should Conduct Himself in Order to Acquire Prestige 65XXII. The Prince’s Ministers 68XXIII. How to Avoid Flatterers 69XXIV. Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States 71XXV. The Influence of Fortune on Human Affairs and How It May Be Countered 72XXVI. Exhortation to Free Italy from the Barbarians 75Bibliography 79Index of Proper Names 80