“The Prince”, by Machiavelli, is a unique book, whose political and literary relevance is recognized until today. Aiming to advise those who operate in the management of a nation, in a monarchical context, the author discusses, in a realistic, direct and alien to sentimentality or humanistic ethics, about elements that are related to the ultimate objective of political action: search for obtaining and maintaining power. In this context, Machiavelli deals with Religion – enunciated through the figure of the Church – and Morality, providing a reading, in its molds, of these institutions. The present work seeks to explore the way in which the Florentine author understands such institutions within the scope of political activity, through the reading of “The Prince”. In this way, contextual exposure will be made about the author, the work and its audience, giving space for the analysis of the ethics and morality of Politics, as well as the political quality of the Church.
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