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Eva Hawkinson Prince Charming

A Romance Short Story

Romance
English
984 Words
Ages 14 and up
631
1

We have all been told that we're gonna find our Prince Charming. I've been told so many times, [more]

Keywords: romance, cute, short story, boyfriend, girlfriend, prince, princess, happily ever after, fairy tale

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Nicolas Machiavel Le Prince

Fiction
French
33545 Words
No Age Recommendation
641
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"Le Prince" est un traité politique écrit au début du XVIe siècle par Nicolas Machiavel, homme politique et écrivain florentin, qui montre comment devenir prince et le rester, analysant des exemples de l'histoire antique et de l'histoire italienne de l'époque. Parce que l'ouvrage ne donnait pas de conseils moraux au prince comme les traités classiques adressés à des rois, et qu'au contraire il conseillait dans certains cas des actions contraires aux bonnes mœurs, il a été souvent accusé d'immoralisme, donnant lieu à l'épithète "machiavélique". Cependant l'ouvrage a connu une grande postérité et a été loué et analysé par de nombreux penseurs. [more]

Keywords: nicolas machiavel, niccolo machiavelli, le prince, il principe, machiavelisme, machiavelique, discorsi

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Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince

Political Science
English
47699 Words
Ages 12 and up
413
2

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. Although it is relatively short, the treatise is the most remembered of Machiavelli's works and the one most responsible for bringing the word "Machiavellian" into usage as a pejorative. It also helped make "Old Nick" an English term for the devil, and even contributed to the modern negative connotations of the words "politics" and "politician" in western countries. The descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes—such as glory and survival—can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. [more]

Keywords: the prince, niccolo machiavelli, philosophy, politics, how to acuire power, poitical philosophy, machiavelli

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Sudhanshu Shekhar Hello My Prince

Hello My Prince

Short Story
English
2216 Words
Ages 16 and up
203
0

There was a boy Ashutosh Gwasker. who had been torture by his stepmother? His step mother also torture [more]

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MARIA DINAH CRAIK THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE

AND THE INVISIBLE PRINCE; PRINCE CHERRY; THE PRINCE WITH THE NOSE; THE FROG-PRINCE; CLEVER ALICE

Fairy Tale
English
45297 Words
Ages 18 and up
4
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Yes, he was the most beautiful Prince that ever was born. Of course, being a prince, people said this; but it was true besides. When he looked at the candle, his eyes had an expression of earnest inquiry quite startling in a new born baby. His nose--there was not much of it certainly, but what there was seemed an aquiline shape; his complexion was a charming, healthy purple; he was round and fat, straight-limbed and long--in fact, a splendid baby, and everybody was exceedingly proud of him, especially his father and mother, the King and Queen of Nomansland, who had waited for him during their happy reign of ten years--now made happier than ever, to themselves and their subjects, by the appearance of a son and heir. [more]

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Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince / Il Principe

Bilingual Edition: English - Italian / Edizione bilingue: inglese - italiano

Fiction
English
59888 Words
No Age Recommendation
863
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This edition contains the English translation and the original text in Italian. "The Prince" (Italian: "Il Principe") is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, "De Principatibus" ("About Principalities"). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in fact since the first appearance of the 'Prince' in manuscript, controversy had swirled about his writings". Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the "mirrors for princes" style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is only partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice which had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's "Divine Comedy" and other works of Renaissance literature. "The Prince" is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. Although it is relatively short, the treatise is the most remembered of Machiavelli's works and the one most responsible for bringing the word "Machiavellian" into usage as a pejorative. It also helped make "Old Nick" an English term for the devil, and even contributed to the modern negative connotations of the words "politics" and "politician" in western countries. In terms of subject matter it overlaps with the much longer "Discourses on Livy", which was written a few years later. In its use of near-contemporary Italians as examples of people who perpetrated criminal deeds for politics, another lesser-known work by Machiavelli which "The Prince" has been compared to is the "Life of Castruccio Castracani". "Il Principe" (titolo originale in lingua latina: "De Principatibus", lett. "Sui Principati") è un trattato di dottrina politica scritto da Niccolò Machiavelli nel 1513, nel quale espone le caratteristiche dei principati e dei metodi per mantenerli e conquistarli. Si tratta senza dubbio della sua opera più nota e celebrata, quella dalle cui massime (spesso superficialmente interpretate) sono nati il sostantivo "machiavellismo" e l'aggettivo "machiavellico". L'opera non è ascrivibile ad alcun genere letterario particolare, in quanto non ha le caratteristiche di un vero e proprio trattato; se ne è ipotizzata la natura di libriccino a carattere divulgativo. "Il Principe" si compone di una dedica e ventisei capitoli di varia lunghezza; l'ultimo capitolo consiste nell'appello ai de' Medici ad accettare le tesi espresse nel testo. [more]

Keywords: niccolo machiavelli, the prince, il principe, machiavellianism, machiavellian, discorsi

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Alastair Macleod The Fated Prince

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Fiction
English
3807 Words
Ages 12 and up
130
0

The Fated Prince How often does the reader get the chance to read a story from four thousand years ago? This is a story from the 18th/19th dynasty of Egypt of a prince under a curse. As he battles the magical forces against him, he undertakes a journey. By his own strength he wins a princess and then, as his curse seems to catch up with him, fate offers a him a chance to show his mental skill. Sekmet The Ancient Egyptians had many things to fear. They addressed some of their fears to Sekmet, the goddess devourer worshipped in her temple by priestesses in lion skin robes. Princess of Nubia The Nubians are a proud people. In their history they, for many years, intermarried with the nobility of the north and even conquered Egypt once, and had been pharaohs. They were also known in the past for their women warriors and warrior queens. Here a young Princess leads her people against a formidable invader. [more]

Keywords: A curse, Ancient Egypt, magic, prince, princess, Pharaoh, crocodile, Sekmet, fears, lion goddess, Princess Amenirensis, Nubia