My first experience in Italian studies was The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. ... Political science described by Machiavelli as exactly that. ... On the other hand, Machiavelli uses King Louis of France as an example of what not to do. ... The King could have been powerful if he would have followed the basic rules Machiavelli laid out. ... Machiavelli's works are world renowned and still read and practiced by many. ...
"The Prince," written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513, was a great representation of the new ideas that surfaced within literature during the Renaissance. Once a Florentine diplomat, Machiavelli was sent into exile after the return of the Medici family in Florence in 1512 (Kekewich 223). ... Machiavelli stressed the need to conquer new lands and for princes to maintain their power through any means necessary, using Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia, and Julius II as his primary examples. ... Machiavelli wrote: The gulf between how one should live and how one does live is so wide that a man who neglec...
This approach to gaining wealth and power can be described as Machiavellian, named so by the influence of ideologist Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli wrote one of the most influential political books of all time, called the Prince, which is considered one of the most important works to stem from the Italian Renaissance. Machiavelli expanded on his belief in the Prince--that Italians should behave with ferocity when it comes to politics--and should back up that ferocity with a unified force. Machiavelli's principles have had a profound effect on the way Europe and the rest of the world h...
