Machiavelli, The Prince, xv-xxxiv, 1-39. Italian text.
Preliminary: Spend about five minutes examining the structure of your edition of The Prince, not just Machiavelli's text. Notive the different types of information tha the edition offers you.
Identify: Savonorola, Louis XII, Alexander VI, Francesco Sforza
1. With what authority or expertise did Machiavelli "lay down the law about how princes should rule" (4)?
2. What sort of principalities (i.e. states) did Machiavelli recognize?
3. Why did the French not understand statecraft?
4. Who was Cesare Borgia? Why did Machiavelli respect and write about him?
5. How did Machiavelli view the purpose of politics and statecraft? How did he express his views?
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