Abstract
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli is a powerful and insightful look into the mind of a master politician who has an uninhibited sense of honesty and bluntness that leaves the reader staggered with astonishment. Written by Machiavelli after his own political demise, the book takes a sincere and yet cynical position in construing his ideas. With the translation, editing, and introduction by Daniel Donno, The Prince is a masterpiece of literary work that is a classic indeed. The writing style has a very authoritative voice to it, but with a conversational tone. It appears as though Machiavelli had great confidence in what he wrote and took for granted that others would agree to his views. There are many examples of the conversational tone such as the use of "I" found in many places, and a few examples are as follows: "...I say that republics have endured for many years.." (111), "I think that some people may be surprised when they see a certain general.." (119), and "I had not intended from recent Italian examples..." (52).
Major (Retd) Abdul Hafeez Khan Niazi. (2006) The Prince - by Nicolo Machiavelli Book Review , The Dialogue, Volume 1, Issue 3.
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