The Portable Machiavelli [Paperback]

In the four and a half centuries since Machiavelli’s death, no single and unanimously accepted interpretation of his ideas has succeeded in imposing itself upon the lively debate over the meaning of his works. Yet there has never been any doubt about the fundamental importance of Machiavelli’s contribution to Western political theory.The Portable Machiavellibrings together the complete texts ofThe Prince,Belfagor, andCastruccio Castracani, newly translated by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa especially for this volume. In addition, the editors include an abridged version ofThe Discourses; a play,The Mandrake Root, in its entirety; seven private letters; and selections fromThe Art of WarandThe History of Florence.The Portable Machiavelli - Edited and Translated by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa Introduction: An Essay on Machiavelli
Note and Acknowlegments
Machiavelli: A Selective Bibliography of Translations, Editions and Criticisms
The Private Letters
The Prince
The Discourses(abridged)
A Fable: Belfagor, The Devil Who Took a Wife
The Mandrake Root
FromThe Art of War
The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca
FromThe History of FlorenceNiccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama.

Mark Musa and Peter Bondanella are professors at the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University. Mark Musa, a former Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, is the author of a highly acclaimed translation of Dante’sDivine Comedy. Peter Bondanella, a former Younger Humanist and Senior Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has published, among other works,Machiavelli and the Art of Renaissance HistoryandFederico Fellini: Essays in Criticism. l³Q