why did machiavelli write the prince?

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2007-03-20 16:06:18 · 3 answers · asked by osmanovic97@sbcglobal.net 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors

It was originally written as a gift to Lorenzo de Medici, then ruler of Florence.
The Prince is meant as a guide for a ruler.

2007-03-20 16:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because the Prince wrote him first? Pax - C.

2007-03-20 23:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was his job - he got paid. Which, young person, is why most books get written.

2007-03-20 23:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋