by Nicolás Maquiavelo · Espasa-Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423900695
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«El Príncipe» (annotated by Napoleon Bonaparte) is the political treatise by Nicolás Maquiavelo, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (167 pages).
Maquiavelo sets out how political power is acquired, maintained and exercised, combining theoretical reflection with historical examples. Written in 1513 after the return of the Medici, it contrasts fortune and virtue in a realistic, disenchanted view of the ruler. Napoleon Bonaparte's annotations highlight its practical reading.
It belongs to the Austral Collection (no. 69); its original title is Il principe. The printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Maquiavelo's death.
For readers interested in philosophy, history and political theory, as well as for those studying the classics of thought on power.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.
