In the following paragraphs, this paper will not only discuss the advice Machiavelli gives in The Prince, but will compare it to the way he led his own life. ... (Encyclopaedia Britannica 6) The French came up with the term "Machiavellianism" (Encyclopaedia Britannica 7) to describe their hatred of Italian life. ... As said in the preface to Machiavelli and Renaissance Italy "The history of Machiavelli is an enthralling one, but it is best insulated from an account of the development of the man himself." ...

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It is actually more like an autobiographical journey of life through its author, Dante Alighieri's eyes. ... Written originally as a long poem separated into cantos or songs, he basically wrote with the personal purpose of recording where all of the people he came in contact within his life, will go when they die. ... He went on to design specific, fitting punishments or rewards based on the life each person led. ... Due to the fact that Dante poured his heart and soul into his writing there are many symbols that relate to his personal life. ...

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