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'''Artist:''' Machiavelli | '''Artist:''' [[Niccolo Machiavelli]] | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Huguenot Gentillet, The Elizabethans | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Huguenot Gentillet, The Elizabethans | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' ''Il Principe'' 1513 | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Il Principe'' 1513 | ||
'''The Incident:''' 1576 France: Selected maxims from '' | '''The Incident:''' 1576 France: Selected maxims from ''Il Principe'' translated into French, were attacked by the Huguenot Gentillet for their political views. Cesare Borgia was supposed to have been the "Prince". The author contended that "if all rulers were good, you ought to keep your word, but since they are dishonest and do not keep faith with you, you in return, need not keep faith with them." | ||
1602 England: The Elizabethans derived from Gentillet their idea of and hostility for '' | 1602 England: The Elizabethans derived from Gentillet their idea of and hostility for ''Il Principe''. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' 1935 Italy: In Fascist thinking, '' | '''Results of Incident:''' 1935 Italy: In Fascist thinking, ''Il Principe'' demonstrated disjointed Italy's need for an all-powerful dictator supported by a national army. Mussolini paid Machiavelli tribute by encouraging the distribution of ''[[Il Principe]]'' in thousands of cheap copies. | ||
'''Source:''' Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. | '''Source:''' Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. | ||