Synopses & Reviews
Peter Constantine, winner of the PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award, has earned wide acclaim for his translation of
The Undiscovered Chekhov and of the complete works of Isaac Babel, as well as for his Modern Library translations, which include
The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Gogol’s
Taras Bulba, Voltaire’s
Candide, and Tolstoy’s
The Cossacks.
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.
About the Author
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 T
he 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, Voltaires Candide, and Tolstoys 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.
Table of Contents
The prince -- Discourses upon the first ten books of Titus Livy -- Chronology -- Notes to The prince -- Notes to The discourses.