Niccolo Machiavelli

Would you like some background information about Machiavelli? Well, here's a hyperlinked biography from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

This biography from Lucidcafe.com has a portrait, a quote, and some links to related resources.

For a different approach, take a look at this page. It contains a portrait, a biographical sketch, a timeline, a bibliography, and some links.

To put Machiavelli's work into a historical context, it is a good idea to have some knowledge of the Medici Family. This hyperlinked essay about them is a good place to visit in this regard. You'll also find some portraits and a glossary there.

To put Machiavelli's work into a broader historical context, it is a good idea to know something about medieval Italy. This page from Georgetown University provides plenty of links on this subject.

Interested in political science? Want to learn more online? This is an excellent starting point from the University of Michigan.

Did you know that Machiavelli has a word named after him? There's also a “Top Ten” link on this page that's worth a visit.

Here is Machiavelli's best-known work, The Prince, in etext from Columbia University's Institute for Learning Technologies. Do you like reading works in etext? What are some of the differences between that format and hard copy?

This page contains links to Machiavelli's The Art of War, in both html and text formats.

Pope Leo X had Machiavelli conduct a study about the troubles contemporary Florence was facing, and this discourse about reform was the author's conclusion.