Nowadays, literature is known as a phenomenon that reflects the reality of the particular epoch, depicting the peculiarities of people’s worldview and the complex of their beliefs through the prism of the writer’s individual philosophy. Hence, every type of change that occurs in the society, be it social, political or cultural reformation, is eventually reflected in the literature. Thus, the explosion of social tension concerning gender inequality, followed by the emersion of a series of feminist ...
Machiavelli’s The Prince is a treatise, which describes the methodology of the seizure of power as well as discusses governing methods and skills that are required for a perfect ruler. Thus, in chapters 15-19, the writer discussed the qualities, which were needed for a prince. Throughout the history, philosophers believed that the ruler had to be a special kind of person with the entire set of virtues such as wisdom, fairness, impartiality, etc. that are important to ensure the stability of the ...
Updated 08-01-2018 at 08:30 AM by Amy Neild