The Art of War

Summary

The Art of War is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Art of War authored Niccolò Machiavelli^[3].
• The Art of War's image is recorded as Art of War-1573.jpg^[4].
• The Art of War's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• The Art of War's genre is recorded as essay^[6].
• The Art of War's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17159316q^[7].
• The Art of War's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[8].
• The Art of War's country of origin is recorded as Italy^[9].
• The Art of War's publication date is recorded as +1521-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• The Art of War's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076c61^[11].
• The Art of War's main subject is recorded as military strategy^[12].
• The Art of War's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Art-of-War-by-Machiavelli^[13].
• The Art of War's different from is recorded as The Art of War^[14].
• The Art of War's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Persuadé qu'il est permis de louer un homme qui n'est plus, puisque la mort écarte de nous tout motif, tout soupçon même de flatterie, je ne craindrais pas de payer ici un juste tribut d'éloges à mon ami Cosimo Ruccellai, dont je ne puis me rappeler le nom sans verser des larmes."}^[15].
• The Art of War's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Que les difficultés ne vous inspirent ni crainte, ni découragement ; notre patrie semble destinée à faire revivre l'antiquité, comme l'ont prouvé nos poètes, nos sculpteurs et nos peintres. Je ne puis concevoir pour moi de semblables espérances, étant déjà sur le déclin des ans ; mais si la fortune m'avait accordé un état assez puissant pour entreprendre ce grand dessein, je crois qu'en bien peu de temps j'aurais montré au monde tout le prix des institutions des anciens ; et certes, j'aurais élevé mes états à un haut degré de splendeur, ou j'aurais du moins glorieusement succombé !"}^[16].
• The Art of War's Quora topic ID is recorded as The-Art-of-War-book^[17].
• The Art of War's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[18].
• The Art of War's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[19].
• The Art of War's Enciclopedia machiavelliana ID is recorded as arte-della-guerra^[20].

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Designation and Status

The Art of War's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].

Why It Matters

The Art of War ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]