1. The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli

2. From the Oxford English Dictionary:

3. Machiavellian, n. and adj

4. From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. and adj A. n. A follower of Machiavelli; a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory.

5. From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. and adj A. n. A follower of Machiavelli; a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Machiavelli, or of his principles or alleged principles; practising, or characterized by, (esp. political) expediency; unscrupulous, duplicitous; astute, cunning, scheming.

10. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

11. Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer

12. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer Family with influence

13. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer Family with influence Good education: Latin and Italian classics

14. Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects

15. Became Clerk and Ambassador of Florence in 1494

16. Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects Became Clerk and Ambassador of Florence in 1494 1494: year Medici family was expelled (became advisor to Piero Soderini)

19. Tumultuous period

20. Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms

21. Tumultuous period Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms Foreign powers of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire

22. Tumultuous period Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms Foreign powers of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire Germanic armies

23. Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters

24. Ambassador to the courts of Louis XII in France, Ferdinand II of Aragón, and the Papacy in Rome

25. Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters Ambassador to the courts of Louis XII in France, Ferdinand II of Aragón, and the Papacy in Rome Responsible for the Florentine militia (defeated Pisa in 1509)

26. Medici Family

27. “Money to get power and power to guard the money” Medici Family

28. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence

29. Soderini exiled

30. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence Soderini exiled Machiavelli arrested in 1513

31. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence Soderini exiled Machiavelli arrested in 1513 Tortured by “the rope”

32. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence Soderini exiled Machiavelli arrested in 1513 Tortured by “the rope” Retired to his father’s estate where he wrote

33. “TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM” 1527

34. “TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM” 1527 “No elegy is equal to such a name”

36. Written in 1513

37. Published in 1532

38. Who is the text dedicated to?

39. Lorenzo De’ Medici (1452-1519)

40. Who is the text dedicated to? Lorenzo De’ Medici (1452-1519) Why is this strange?

41. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book?

42. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style?

43. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments?

44. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments?

45. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments? Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision

46. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments? Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision Where does Machiavelli see religion?

47. Some general questions: What genre is Machiavelli’s book? What are some characteristics of his style? What are some examples of his most important arguments? What tools does he use to make those arguments? Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision Where does Machiavelli see religion? How does idealism fit into his view of the world?