The Price of Salt

This Norton Critical Edition includes:* Wayne A. Rebhorn's thorough and thought-provoking introduction to Machiavelli, his world, and his famous political treatise (1513).* An accurate and highly readable translation, detailed explanatory annotations, and a map of North Central Italy in Machiavelli's time.* A judicious selection of Machiavelli's other writings that inform his immense influence as a diplomat, democrat, and correspondent.* Twelve interpretive essays from American and European sources, eleven of them new to the Third Edition.* A selected bibliography and an index.About the SeriesRead by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.