The Prince
| Author: | Nicolo Machiavelli |
| Narrator: | Ian Richardson |
| Publisher: | CSA Word |
| Category: | Non-Fiction |
| Language: | English |
| Length: | 3h 09m (abridged) |
| Format: | MP3 Audio Format, 128kbps |
| Filesize: | 181.4MB (6 files) |
| Download Price: | $23.03 |
| Sample: | Download Sample (483kB) |
How remarkable that an Italian living in the 15th and 16th Centuries should lend his name to a word still in common usage in the English Language today. Nicolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) wrote only one major work as a gift for his ruling Prince, Lorenzo de Medici. Machiavelli held office as a senior civil servant for fourteen years until the downfall of the Republic in 1512. No longer officially employed to impart advice, instead Machiavelli poured out his ideas and resentment in his writings.
THE PRINCE has remained a prominent classic ever since; valued for its shrewd psychological insight, powerful words and prophetic quality. And even today, it has never lost its power to shock and influence. Ian Richardson’s formidable reading of this modern unabridged translation is an accessible and entertaining way to a truly compelling world view.
IAN RICHARDSON played Machiavellian Francis Urquhart in The House Of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut. A major force in British cultural life he was awarded a CBE in 1989. Television credits include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Porterhouse Blues. He also performed with the RSC for over fifteen years.
