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A review by meghana34
The Prince: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Niccolò Machiavelli
4.0
This isn't as Machiavellian as you might think (how ironic), but it does offer rather crafty advice. I agree that Machiavelli wrote as much advice as he wrote satire, and his account of Italian politics and world history is witty and generally quite entertaining to read.
This particular edition is the very latest translation. I appreciate the excellent translator's note which shows that Parks tried to capture as much of Machiavelli's voice as he could, but I felt as if the language was rather colloquial and didn't capture Machiavelli's authorial intent. It felt as if Machiavelli was literally speaking - but that wasn't his intention. I haven't read any of the other translations or the original so I'm not even sure if it's Machiavelli's or Parks' voice that is so prominent throughout the book. So I have mixed feelings about the translation.
This particular edition is the very latest translation. I appreciate the excellent translator's note which shows that Parks tried to capture as much of Machiavelli's voice as he could, but I felt as if the language was rather colloquial and didn't capture Machiavelli's authorial intent. It felt as if Machiavelli was literally speaking - but that wasn't his intention. I haven't read any of the other translations or the original so I'm not even sure if it's Machiavelli's or Parks' voice that is so prominent throughout the book. So I have mixed feelings about the translation.