The Prince
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The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes power, statecraft, and pragmatic, sometimes ruthless, leadership.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prince canonical | 14 |
| Il Principe | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political treatise ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| advises | rulers ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | 1513 ⓘ |
| author | Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | amoral view of politics ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ |
| famouslyAssociatedWith | phrase "the end justifies the means" ⓘ |
| firstPrinted | 1532 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
methods of acquiring states
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methods of maintaining states ⓘ principalities ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Renaissance
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
Italian Wars ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern political science
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realist political thought ⓘ reason of state doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Roman history
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contemporary Italian politics ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
handbook for tyrants
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satire of princely rule ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
fortuna
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necessità ⓘ reason of state ⓘ virtù ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
maintenance of power
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military organization ⓘ pragmatic leadership ⓘ relationship between ethics and politics ⓘ use of cruelty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
leadership
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political power ⓘ realpolitik ⓘ rulership ⓘ statecraft ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 26 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
Tuscany
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surface form:
Florence region
|
| posthumousPublication | true ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| significance | foundational text of political realism ⓘ |
| structure | introduction and 26 chapters ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage |
The Prince
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Il Principe
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| writingPeriod | 1513 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Il Principe
subject surface form:
The Art of War (Machiavelli)
subject surface form:
Toru