本書內容包括各種形式的王國建立的方法，也是一部教導野心家如何使用各種手段當上王位的「君王學」。《君王論》為西方政治思想史中聲明最著的經典作品之一，全書探討統治者的治國術(Arte dello stato)，分析領導者如何取得、維繫、並擴張其權利。作者馬基維利有意顛覆西方倫理學傳統，主張政治乃獨立於道德之外，他強調權力運作自有理路，如將政治泛道德化必導致毀滅的後果。其理論分析促成了近代政治思想脫離傳統目的論的範圍，並深刻影響了現代民族國家世俗化的政治意識。
This book containing lectures and review on Shakespeare’s work has met a need long felt by the Chinese college students, especially those in the department of foreign languages and literature. The life of Shakespeare are well selected and the lectures beautifully written. Thus it will serve not only as an introduction to Shakespeare, but also as a good text-book for those beginners who study Shakespeare both in the Chinese colleges and universities. Professor Lee is to be credited painstaking work in shooting the two birds with one stone. It is really an excellent brief work and a fresh approach to the Shakespearean study. 1. This book containing lectures and review on Shakespeare’s work has met a need long felt by the Chinese college students, especially those in the department of foreign languages and literature. 2. Thus it will serve not only as an introduction to Shakespeare, but also as a good text-book for those beginners who study Shakespeare both in the Chinese colleges and uni
