The ANNOTICO Report

Machiavelli is misunderstood by most. He did not Invent the Tactics and
Strategies he wrote about, he was merely the First to Compile and Reveal
that which was being used by the Powerful.

Those who ignore reading this book, Do so at their own Peril !!

This information is Not only for Diplomats, or Politicians, but those who
want to understand what  those Diplomats and Politicians are REALLY  doing,
Not what they are saying. Particularly useful in "These Times".

It is also valuable for Everyone for Everyday use. You may not want to sink
to the morality low of some of the lessons, but you better know what your
adversary, colleague, competitor, boss, etc., may be thinking, or you may
wind up frequently as "road kill"!

The latest translation of Machiavelli’s shocking Renaissance masterpiece
presented at Seton Hall University (NJ)

South Orange, NJ (PRWEB) February 24, 2005 – Renaissance
enthusiasts,political scientists, and general readers will be highly
interested in the publication of the latest translation of Machiavelli’s
“The Prince” by Professor William J. Connell of Seton Hall University (NJ).

The Prince, a remarkably terse book about how to secure and maintain
political power, is a masterpiece by Niccoli Machiavelli (1469-1527), one
of Renaissance most original and brilliant thinkers. It can be considered
the founding document of the Enlightenment’s secularism and thus of the
modern era. Based on Machiavelli’s observations of the effectiveness of
leaders, the rules for governing set forth in his manual were considered
radical and harsh by his contemporaries and shocking to many since then.
Although Machiavelli was immediately demonized and the term Machiavellian
has long been used as a reproach, The Prince is widely read; still today,
some of his
famous maxims such as "it is better to be feared than loved" and “the end
justifies the means", are much more than aphorisms...

Connell presents now a major new translation (published in paperback by
Bedford St. Martin’s Press, a leading publisher of textbooks in history
that are used in universities throughout the English-speaking world) with
important related documents, many of which appear here in English for the
first time. “Machiavelli was a powerful and innovative writer of Italian
prose. My edition attempts to restore the integrity of his style in a new,
more readable English translation. Words that he masterfully used, virtue,
liberty, state, and fortune, have meanings that still reverberate in
languages throughout much of the world,” says Connell.

The Prince is a classic in the history of political thought. Yet, the
reasons to produce a new edition of Machiavelli’s work were to enable
first-time readers to understand how this masterpiece profoundly influenced
(and disturbed) people in the past. Because Machiavelli’s text has been
interpreted in many different ways, it is important to offer readers a
translation that is true its original sense, something not found in the
previous renderings of literary scholars or political theorists who have
been largely unaware of the historical circumstances surrounding The Prince.

Furthermore, Connell introduces a new interpretation of events, asserting
that Machiavelli actually regretted composing his manual. Thus, he was in
all probability involved in an effort to publish a rewritten, “Catholic”
version of the book in Latin, to restore his reputation. Among the many
merits of this edition, are the inclusion and translation of essays by
writers, philosophers and political leaders from the XVI till the XX
century (including Mussolini and Gramsci) who commented on The Prince.

William J. Connell, professor of history, holds the Joseph M. and Geraldine
C. La Motta Chair in Italian Studies and directs the Charles and Joan
Alberto Italian Studies Institute at Seton Hall University. A specialist in
late medieval and early modern European history, he is the author of “La
citta` dei crucci: fazioni e clientele in uno stato repubblicano del ‘400”
(2000), editor of Society and Individual in Renaissance Florence (2002),
and co-editor of Florentine Tuscany: Structures and Practices of Power
(2000).

He has been a Fulbright Scholar, a Villa I Tatti Fellow and a member of the
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and he serves on the editorial
boards of the Journal of the History of Ideas and Renaissance Quarterly.

A book signing will take place on Monday, March 14, 2005, from 4 to 6 p.m.
at Seton Hall University (Kozlowski Auditorium), 400 South Orange Ave.,
South Orange, New Jersey.

This event is the second in a series of lectures on Catholic Intellectual
Tradition, and it is sponsored by Seton Hall University Libraries and Seton
Hall University’s Center for Catholic Studies. For additional information,
please contact Daniela Puglielli at (908) 212 7846, or Professor Connell at
(973) 275 2928.
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