君主論（簡體書）

Concerning the Way to Govern Cities or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed、Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired by Ones Own Arms and Ability、Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either by the Arms of Others or by Good Fortune、Concerning Those Who Have Obtained a Principality by Wickedness等。

IntroductionDedicationChapter 1 How Many Kinds of Principalities There Are， and by What Means They Are AcquiredChapter 2 Concerning Hereditary PrincipalitiesChapter 3 Concerning Mixed PrincipalitiesChapter 4 Why the Kingdom of Darius， Conquered by Alexander， Did Not Rebel Against the Successors of Alexander at His DeathChapter 5 Concerning the Way to Govern Cities or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were AnnexedChapter 6 Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired by Ones Own Arms and AbilityChapter 7 Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either by the Arms of Others or by Good FortuneChapter 8 Concerning Those Who Have Obtained a Principality by WickednessChapter 9 Concerning a Civil PrincipalityChapter 10 Concerning the Way in Which the Strength of All Principalities Ought to Be MeasuredChapter 11 Concerning Ecclesiastical PrincipalitiesChapter 12 How Many Kinds of Soldiery There Are， and Concerning MercenariesChapter 13 Concerning Auxiliaries， Mixed Soldiery， and Ones OwnChapter 14 That Which Concerns a Prince on the Subject of the Art of WarChapter 15 Concerning Things for which Men， and Especially Princes， Are Praised or BlamedChapter 16 Concerning Liberality and MeannessChapter 17 Concerning Cruelty and Clemency， and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved Than FearedChapter 18 Concerning the Way in Which Princes Should Keep FaithChapter 19 That One Should Avoid Being Despised and HatedChapter 20 Are Fortresses， and Many Other Things to Which Princes Often Resort， Advantageous or Hurtful?Chapter 21 How a Prince Should Conduct Himself So as to Gain RenownChapter 22 Concerning the Secretaries of PrincesChapter 23 How Flatterers Should Be AvoidedChapter 24 Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their StatesChapter 25 What Fortune Can Effect in Human Affairs and How to Withstand HerChapter 26 An Exhortation to Liberate Italy from the Barbarians

Before Machiavelli had got "The Prince" off his hands he com-menced his "Discourse on the First Decade of Titus Livius," whichshould be read concurrently with "The Prince." These and severalminor works occupied him until the year 1518, when he accepted asmall commission to look after the affairs of some Florentine mer-chants at Genoa. In 1519 the Medicean rulers of Florence granted afew political concessions to her citizens, and Machiavelli with oth-ers was consulted upon a new constitution under which the GreatCouncil was to be restored; but on one pretext or another it was notpromulgated. In 1520 the Florentine merchants again had recourse to Machi-avelli to settle their difficulties with Lucca, but this year was chieflyremarkable for his re-entry into Florentine literary society, wherehe was much sought after, and also for the production of his "Art ofWar." It was in the same year that he received a commission at theinstance of Cardinal de Medici to write the "History of Florence,"a task which occupied him until 1525. His return to popular favourmay have determined the Medici to give him this employment, foran old writer observes that "an able statesman out of work, like ahuge whale, will endeavour to overturn the ship unless he has anempty cask to play with." When the "History of Florence" was finished, Machiavelli tookit to Rome for presentation to his patron, Giuliano de Medici, whohad in the meanwhile become pope under the title of Clement VII.It is somewhat remarkable that, as, in 1513, Machiavelli had written"The Prince" for the instruction of the Medici after they had justregained power in Florence, so, in 1525, he dedicated the "Historyof Florence" to the head of the family when its ruin was now athand. In that year the battle of Pavia destroyed the French rule inItaly.