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Primary Works (in translation)

Machiavelli: The Chief Works and Others, Alan H. Gilbert (trans.), 3 volumes, continuous pagination, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1965.

The Prince (in Volume 1, pp. 10–96)

Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (in Volume 1, pp. 175–532)

The Art of War (in Volume 2, pp. 561–726)

The Prince, Quentin Skinner and Russell Price (eds.), (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Machiavelli and His Friends: Their Personal Correspondence, James B. Atkinson and David Sices (eds.), Dekalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 1996.

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Primary Works​

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Discorso sopra le cose di Pisa.” 1499. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Del modo di trattare i popoli della Valdichiana ribellati.” 1502. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Descrizione del modo tenuto dal Duca Valentino nello ammazzare Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, il Signor Pagolo e il duca di Gravina Orsini.” 1502. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Discorso sopra la provisione del danaro.” 1502. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Ritratti delle cose di Francia.” 1510. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Ritracto delle cose della Magna.” 1508-1512. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “The Prince.” 1513. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Discourses on Livy.” 1517. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Dell'Arte della Guerra.” 1519-1520. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Discorso sopra il riformare lo stato di Firenze.” 1520. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Sommario delle cose della citta di Lucca.” 1520. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca.” 1520. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Istorie Fiorentine.” 1520-1525. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Decennale primo.” 1506. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Decennale secondo.” 1509. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Andria or The Girl From Andros.” 1517. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Mandragola.” 1518. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Clizia.” 1525. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Belfagor arcidiavolo.” 1515. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Asino d'oro.” 1517. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Frammenti storici.” 1525. Print.

Machiavelli, Niccolo. “Della Lingua.” 1514. Print.

Secondary Sources

1. Benner, Erica, 2009, Machiavelli's Ethics, Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Benner analyzes Machiavelli with an interesting reinterpretation of his philosophies. Most notably, she argues that he would not have defended what is considered the Machiavellian maxim, and considers him to be a moral philosopher. 

2. Holman, Christopher, 2018, Machiavelli and the Politics of Democratic Innovation, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

In analyzing Machiavelli's primary works - most significantly The Prince and The Discourses on Livy, Holman presents 2 key findings. The first articulates Machiavelli's idea of the human being as a creative force in politics. The second hits on Machiavelli's understanding of a republic.

3. Zuckert, Catherine H., 2017, Machiavelli’s Politics, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Zuckert draws a connection between The Prince and The Discourses on Livy, where she claims in the former that Machiavelli lays the groundwork for articulating his understanding of the democratic republic in the latter. She has an interesting reinterpretation of the dissonance between Machiavelli's advocacy for a democratic republic in The Discourses on Livy and the traditional 'Machiavellian' view articulated in The Prince.

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