Prince vs The Prince: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Political ethics, Political science, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Prince
"The Prince" is the most controversial book about winning power - and holding on to it - ever written. Machiavelli's tough-minded, pragmatic argument that sometimes it is necessary to abandon ethics to succeed made his…
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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
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Prince has the widest readership — 399030 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Prince | The Prince | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (399030) | 3.8 (399010) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (2) | 2.8 (2) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (10) | 3.5 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (195) | 4.0 (1347) |
Reception
| Prince | The Prince | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 399030 | 399010 |
| Editions | 183 | 1407 |
| Citations | — | 376 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 402008 | 402278 |
| Reading it now | 39038 | 39038 |
| Written reviews | 17483 | 17503 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9826 | 33876 |
| Pages | 131 | 176 |