Andria (Machiavelli) and translation, Machiavelli and theatre, and, last but not least, Machiavelli's understanding of the phenomenology of the political sphere. This production is a watershed event for the English-speaking world". Andria (Machiavelli) Andria is the first play written by Niccolò Machiavelli, published in the period 1517-1520. It is a translation of a play written by the Latin comedy writer Terence, who had originally taken it from the Greek dramatist Menander. It is one of the examples of Machiavelli as a comedy writer, along with "The Mandrake" and the "Clizia". The play has been considered by some scholars semi-autobiographical. The story is
Machiavelli as a dramatist connects with the action, but is removed enough from the stage that there is no looming fear. Like in "The Prince", Machiavelli argues that uniting opportunistic fortune and skillful strength allows for competence and accord. Machiavelli used those words, "fortuna" and "virtù", literally and figuratively in both pieces to demonstrate that immorality is acceptable when the ends justify the means. In "Mandragola", Machiavelli dramatically portrays these ideas by making the protagonist boast "virtù" and his leading lady encompass "fortuna". The protagonist Callimaco is the virtuous prince that Machiavelli alludes to in "The Prince"; he has the fervent aspiration, but also