In Redeeming "The Prince," one of the world's leading Machiavelli
scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the
most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western
political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and
challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a
fresh introduction to the work. Seen from this original
perspective, five centuries after its composition, The Prince
offers new insights into the nature and possibilities of political
liberation. Rather than a bible of unscrupulous politics, The
Prince, Viroli argues, is actually about political redemption--a
book motivated by Machiavelli's patriotic desire to see a new
founding for Italy. Written in the form of an oration, following
the rules of classical rhetoric, the book condenses its main
message in the final section, "Exhortation to liberate Italy from
the Barbarians." There Machiavelli creates the myth of a redeemer,
an ideal ruler who ushers in an era of peace, freedom, and unity.
Contrary to scholars who maintain that the exhortation was added
later, Viroli proves that Machiavelli composed it along with the
rest of the text, completing the whole by December 1513 or early
1514. Only if we read The Prince as a theory of political
redemption, Viroli contends, can we at last understand, and
properly evaluate, the book's most controversial pages on political
morality, as well as put to rest the cliche of Machiavelli as a
"Machiavellian." Bold, clear, and provocative, Redeeming "The
Prince" should permanently change how Machiavelli and his
masterpiece are understood.
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