Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) is one of the most important political thinkers in European history. Other than being a great political philosopher, he also showed extraordinary talent in the fields of music, poetry, and performance arts. Machiavelli demonstrated his political genius in well-known works such as The Prince, Discourses on Livy, The History, and The Art of War.

Information

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Complete information about Machiavelli, including his biography, philosophy, and works.

• History Guide: Information about Machiavelli’s contribution to modern European intellectual history.

• Niccolò Machiavelli: Information on Machiavelli and the Italian Renaissance.

• Xenophon: Information about Machievelli and his military theories.

• St. John’s: Comparison between Machiavelli and Shakespeare, and their influence on Renaissance politics.

• Azure Online: An article about Machiavelli’s morals.

Critiques, Reviews, and Essays

• Archive: Essay on Napoleon and Machiavelli.

• The Claremont Institute: A review of Machiavelli’s Art of War.

• Strauss and Voegelin on Machiavelli and Modernity: An essay by Glenn Schram that discusses Leo Strauss and Voegelins views on Machiavelli and modern politics.

• Our Economic Past: An article entitled “The Economic Policy of Machiavelli’s Prince”.

• University of Chicago: Information about Machiavelli’s thoughts on virtue, necessity, and fortune.

• The Future of Freedom Foundation: Machiavelli and his influence on US politics.

• Deremilitari: An article entitled “Machiavelli’s Art of War: A Reconsideration” by Marsha Colish.

• Maine: An essay that provides comprehensive information about Machiavelli and his political theories.

• E-Machiavelli: Information about Machiavelli and the elements of power.

Pictures, Biographies and Others

• The Classic Library: Biographical information on Machiavelli as well as link to The Prince.

• Oregon State University: Biography, bibliography, and timeline of Machiavelli.

• LHS Wolverines: The life and times of Machiavelli.

• Free Republic: Machiavelli’s quotes on liberalism and meanness.

• Edu Hosting: A list of quotes from Machiavelli.

• CMU Library: Image of Machiavelli.

The Prince

• Constitution Society: The complete work of The Prince translated into English.

• Marxists: Translated version of The Prince.

• Constitutional Rights Foundation: An article entitled “Machiavelli and The Prince”.

• WSU: An article that discusses Machiavelli’s The Prince.

• Svabhinava: Commentary on Machiavelli’s The Prince by Joseph Martin.