Each part of The Prince has attracted extensive commentary over centuries. Machiavelli's writings continue to provoke examination of leadership and government, posing … See more

As shown by his letter of dedication, Machiavelli's work eventually came to be dedicated to Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and a member of the ruling Florentine Medici family, whose uncle Giovanni became Pope See more

• Machiavelli, Niccolò (1908), "The Prince", Translated by W.K. Marriot (1847–1927).
• Machiavelli, Niccolò (1958), "The Prince", Machiavelli: The … See more

• Mirrors for princes, the genre
• Secretum Secretorum, a medieval treatise also known as "Book of the science of government: on the good ordering of statecraft"
• Leviathan, a book on political realism by Thomas Hobbes See more

To quote Bireley (1990:14):
...there were in circulation approximately fifteen editions of the Prince and nineteen of the Discourses … See more

Satire
This interpretation was famously put forth by scholar Garrett Mattingly (1958), who stated that "In some … See more

• The Girl from Andros
• Discourses on Livy
• The Art of War
• The Mandrake See more