Renaissance and Reformation
-Who is the writer of the oft misunderstood piece of literature, The Prince? This book is considered the first modern philosophical treatise, was based in Florence, Italy in the 15th to 16th century.

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Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian writer and political thinker who wrote the first modern political theory treatise, The Prince. Machiavelli's masterpiece is often equated with stringent and reactionary policies, yet a more thorough reading would show that the writer himself prefers a republican style of governance, instead of the former. His theories were shaped by his time served in the Florentine government, which at the time was not under the strong influence of the Medicis.

Renaissance and Reformation -Who Is the Writer of the Oft Misunderstood Piece of Misunderstood