{"product_id":"the-prince-9780812978056","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new translation by Peter Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Albert Russell Ascoli\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first modern treatise of political philosophy, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the world's most influential and widely read books. Machiavelli reveals nothing less than the secrets of power: how to gain it, how to wield it, and how to keep it. Ruthless, cunning, and amoral, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is a controversial analysis of manipulation and an essential guide for anyone interested in conquest, self-defense, or observation of dominance and control. The Introduction by noted Italian Renaissance scholar Albert Russell Ascoli provides a perfect opening to Peter Constantine's illuminating new translation of this seminal work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Constantine elegantly captures in English the pith of Machiavelli's brilliant Italian prose.\"--Edward Muir, Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award, has earned wide acclaim for his translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Undiscovered Chekhov\u003c\/i\u003e and of the complete works of Isaac Babel, as well as for his Modern Library translations, which include \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Writings of Machiavelli, \u003c\/i\u003eGogol's \u003ci\u003eTaras Bulba, \u003c\/i\u003e Voltaire's \u003ci\u003eCandide, \u003c\/i\u003e and Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eThe Cossacks\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlbert Russell Ascoli \u003c\/b\u003eis Gladys Arata Terrill Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and was awarded the Rome Prize for study at the American Academy in Rome.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243522818322,"sku":"9780812978056","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89dd0b4e-a794-44b7-80f0-4d156ecff976.jpg?v=1773738437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-prince-9780812978056","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}