Emile or Education vs The Prince: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ouvrages avant 1800, Early works to 1800, Essays, Philosophy, Classic Literature, History
Emile or Education
Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness.…
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The Prince
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Prince highest: The Prince 3.8 · Emile or Education 3.5.
- The Prince is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Emile or Education.
- The Prince has the widest readership — 399010 ratings behind its score.
- The Prince reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 376 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Emile or Education | The Prince | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (399010) |
| Hardcover | 2.2 (6) | 2.8 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (10) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1347) |
Reception
| Emile or Education | The Prince | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 399010 |
| Editions | 182 | 1407 |
| Citations | 58 | 376 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 402278 |
| Reading it now | — | 39038 |
| Written reviews | — | 17503 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 33876 |
| Pages | 410 | 176 |