Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
It's not actually something I could say I 'know', but back when I was an undergrad, one of the profs in my honours program gave us a bunch of Machiavelli in one of our reading courses. But he started with his other works before assigning The Prince and suggesting that we approach it embracing the possibility that it was a satire. It has never been proven, but it's a really interesting theory, and one that makes an awful lot of sense when his other works are considered as well. The Prince is really out of character for him when the rest of his writings are considered. It stands out like a Twinkie in a Ding Dong factory. (How's that David?)
You know - I am convinced that history majors are the most interesting people in the room lol!!