Anyone have a link that tells me what the plot of the book "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli and a place that describes the characters? THE SPARKNOTES ONE IS HORRIBLE!
2006-06-11 19:25:35 · 8 answers · asked by Arthur 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
i dont know exactly but there is a site named monkeynotes.com u can try that . or search the web by the same name and the name of the book.
2006-06-11 19:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prince: Musolini's bedtime stories from his father (seriously)
The book was written as advice from a tutor to a young prince. It talks about power in an aggressive way that is often appaling to a people post-two world wars, real-time coverage of the effects of war and terror, post-9-11, etc.
It teaches a lot of things, mostly teaches the "virtue" of governing with a strong fist. To rule with power, to keep people off guard, to strategically disarm one's political opponents, to become self-preserving, self-confident, and power-aware in a world of devious and tricky kingdoms and court politics. It is to be remembered that kings were viewed then as God-empowered rulers, and that the people in their lives as chattel: property much like cattle to be used or disposed of.
It is the first pure political science book of the Western cannon, although there were many philosophers that were much more advanced in political science theories centuries before in the Near East and Far East.
It's a short enough book to read, although it might be a little late on a Sunday night. BUT, it's one you deserve to read and have your own opinion about sometime before you die. The sooner the better. You'll find many Maciavellian approaches in current events.
The whole Dilbert phenomenon spawns off of this book. To put Dilbert in context, In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters and another man was the number one business best seller of all time until Dilbert came out. In Search of Excellece teaches the virtue of managing companies and groups of people from competence and merit. Dilbert teaches how prevalent it is to manage companies and groups of people by subversive approaches (as taught directly in The Prince). Dilbert is a cartoon that teaches exactly what The Prince is like in today's world, and satarizes how we haven't gone very far since the time of Kings killing their peasants in order to have greater personal power.
I don't have a source of another's opinion on the work. Again, I recommend you get your own opinion of the book. You're going to want to at least figure out which prince it was written for, when he lived, and some other highlights from the book.
Good luck
2006-06-12 02:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by Geni100 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
READ THE BOOK!!! It is very complicated and one of the most intense and powerful books in our history! It is essentially about how a ruler should rule. I am not sure if it has any characters...
One of its things is: It is better to be feared than loved my the crowd, becuase they will not rise up against you.
It is like Marx's Communist Manifesto, a long and tedious read, but definitely well-worth it.
2006-06-12 02:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by starrynight107 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to Wikipedia and type "The Prince" in the search bar and click search. Hope this was informative.
2006-06-12 02:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prince had characters? I don't remember any characters in that.
2006-06-12 02:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Empy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fox or lion.....both works in the world of politics....thats an evel book...lion king cartoon is much better
2006-06-12 02:29:56 · answer #6 · answered by donia f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you just lost me sorry
2006-06-12 02:27:51 · answer #7 · answered by fartman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
niccolomachiavelli.com
2006-06-12 02:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋