The Prince

基本信息

By (author) Niccolo Machiavelli , Translated by Tim Parks

Series:Penguin Pocket Hardbacks

Format:Hardback 240 pages

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:Penguin Classics

ISBN:9780141395876

Published: 6 Nov 2014

Classifications:Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Constitution: government & the state

Readership:General (US: Trade)

Weight:236g

Dimensions:179 x 121 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

尼科洛·马基雅维利(Niccolo Machiavelli)的《君主论》(The Prince)是一本冷酷无情、毫不妥协的治国指南，由蒂姆·帕克斯(Tim Parks)翻译编辑，并引入企鹅经典系列丛书。马基雅维利(Niccolo Machiavelli)是十五世纪动荡的佛罗伦萨的一名外交官，深知政治命运兴衰之快。《君主论》这本关于权力如何运作的强硬而务实的手册，让他声名狼藉，并一直饱受争议。

一个坚强果断的领导者如何才能激发下属的忠诚呢?什么时候有必要打破规则?让人害怕比让人爱更好吗?从罗马皇帝到文艺复兴时期的教皇，从汉尼拔到塞萨尔·迪·波吉亚，从世界各地的矿业政权和他们的统治者，马基雅维利在《君主论》一书中回答了所有这些问题，这本书至今仍为我们提供了敏锐的政治经验。蒂姆·帕克斯广受赞誉的当代翻译使马基雅维利的原著显得严肃而有启发性，让人警醒。他的导言讨论了马基雅维利的生平和声誉，并探讨了这部作品的历史背景。

Niccolo Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics. As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolo Machiavelli knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. The Prince, his tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, made his name notorious and has remained controversial ever since.

How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? Examining regimes and their rulers the world over and throughout history, from Roman Emperors to renaissance Popes, from Hannibal to Cesare di Borgia, Machievalli answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons for today. Tim Parks's acclaimed contemporary translation renders Machiavelli's no-nonsense original as alarming and enlightening as when it was first written. His introduction discusses Machiavelli's life and reputation, and explores the historical background to the work.

作者简介

尼可罗·马基雅维利(Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527)出生于佛罗伦萨，曾担任佛罗伦萨共和国的秘书和第二任总理，大使和外交政策制定者。1512年，美第奇家族重新掌权，他被怀疑参与阴谋，被监禁、折磨，被迫退出公众生活。他的著名作品《君主论》是为了赢得美第奇家族的青睐并重返政坛而写的。

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence, and served the Florentine republic as a secretary and second chancellor, as ambassador and foreign policy-maker. When the Medici family returned to power in 1512 he was suspected of conspiracy, imprisoned and tortured and forced to retire from public life. His most famous work, The Prince, was written in an attempt to gain favour with the Medicis and return to politics.