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Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence. He served the Florentine republic as secretary and second chancellor, but was expelled from public life when the Medici family returned to power in 1512. His other works include The Discourses, The Art of War, and the comic satire The Mandrake.
Peter Constantine is the recipient of a PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award. His Modern Library translations include The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Voltaire’s Candide, and Tolstoy’s The Cossacks. He lives in New York City.
Albert Russell Ascoli is Gladys Arata Terrill Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and was awarded the Rome Prize for study at the American Academy in Rome.
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence. He served the Florentine republic as secretary and second chancellor, but was expelled from public life when the Medici family returned to power in 1512. His other works include The Discourses, The Art of War, and the comic satire The Mandrake.
Peter Constantine is the recipient of a PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award. His Modern Library translations include The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Voltaire’s Candide, and Tolstoy’s The Cossacks. He lives in New York City.
Albert Russell Ascoli is Gladys Arata Terrill Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and was awarded the Rome Prize for study at the American Academy in Rome.

The Essential Writings of Machiavelli
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
eBook | Modern Library | Philosophy - Political
978-0-307-41999-6 (0-307-41999-1) | July 2009 | $17.95
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
eBook | Modern Library | Philosophy - Political
978-0-307-41999-6 (0-307-41999-1) | July 2009 | $17.95
The Essential Writings of Machiavelli
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
Trade Paperback | Modern Library | Philosophy - Political
978-0-8129-7423-2 (0-8129-7423-9) | April 2007 | $17.95
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
Trade Paperback | Modern Library | Philosophy - Political
978-0-8129-7423-2 (0-8129-7423-9) | April 2007 | $17.95
The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
Trade Paperback | Modern Library | Philosophy - Political
978-0-8129-7805-6 (0-8129-7805-6) | February 2008 | $8.00
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
Trade Paperback | Modern Library | Philosophy - Political
978-0-8129-7805-6 (0-8129-7805-6) | February 2008 | $8.00






