Abstract
This paper argues that The Prince should be read as bearing uncomfortably specific policy recommendations, namely for the work's dedicatee Lorenzo de' Medici to kill his uncle Pope Leo X and the college of cardinals to begin unifying Italy. In support of the argument, the paper develops Machiavelli's parallel construction between Chapters Six and Twenty-Six, where he mysteriously omits Romulus from a list of great founders whose example should be emulated. In short, Chapter Twenty-Six is an integral, integrated part of The Prince.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 625-645 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | History of Political Thought |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Sociology and Political Science
- Philosophy