Track | Chapter | Length |
01 | 00 - The Prince - Front matter | 33:33 |
02 | 01 - The Prince - Ch. 01-03 | 22:17 |
03 | 02 - The Prince - Ch. 04-06 | 17:26 |
04 | 03 - The Prince - Ch. 07-08 | 30:18 |
05 | 04 - The Prince - Ch. 09-11 | 19:52 |
06 | 05 - The Prince - Ch. 12-13 | 25:09 |
07 | 06 - The Prince - Ch. 14-16 | 15:30 |
08 | 07 - The Prince - Ch. 17-18 | 17:24 |
09 | 08 - The Prince - Ch. 19 | 24:28 |
10 | 09 - The Prince - Ch. 20-22 | 24:55 |
11 | 10 - The Prince - Ch. 23-26 | 27:19 |
12 | 11 - The Prince - Appendix 1 | 16:39 |
13 | 12 - The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca - Part 1 | 31:54 |
14 | 13 - The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca - Part 2 | 38:59 |
Notes
Running Time: 5 hours 46 minutes
Read by: Paul Adams
Book Coordinator: Paul Adams
Meta Coordinator: Availle
Proof Listener: mim@can
Artwork
Cover: Portrait of Niccolò Maciavellia by Santi di Tito (1536–1603).
DVD Inset:Crop from Image of Santi di Tito portrait.
DVD Insert background image: Statue by Lorenzo Bartolini outside the Uffizi, Florence.
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Niccolo Machiavelli broke the mold when he wrote The Prince, an ostensibly traditional work in the style of books written for princes. Written in the Italian vernacular for all to read, it speaks truth to power about power: the truth about how “things really work” in the sphere of power, politics, leadership and governance. Most advances in man’s progress occur when the thinkers of their time look at the world as it is and not as they might want it to be. It’s the difference between the declarative and the subjunctive modes – the difference between “this is this” and “the would, could, shoulds” of a fantasy land. Princes obtain and retain power over their subjects using tactics with little or no consideration for ethics or the strictures of the then dominant faith. And those who argue to the contrary will be the ones without power. In saying so The Prince was and remains groundbreaking and subversive. And required reading for anyone active or interested in public life. (Summary by Michael Hogan)
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0684758936189 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0686175923469 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD box |
Author | Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) |
Year | 1532 |
Recording | |
Read by | Paul Adams |
Length | 5 hours 47 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
The Prince
- Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
- Product Code: DB-1035
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