) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁political ▁phil os opher , ▁music ian , ▁poet ▁and ▁rom antic ▁com edic ▁play w right . ▁ ▁Mach ia vel li ▁may ▁also ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Mach ia vel li an ism , ▁the ▁political ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Mach ia vel li ▁esp oused ▁in ▁his ▁works , ▁especially ▁in ▁The ▁Prince ▁ ▁Entertainment ▁ ▁Mach ia vel li : ▁The ▁Prince , ▁a ▁D OS ▁game ▁centered ▁on ▁trad ing ▁and ▁sk ul ld ugg ery ▁ ▁Mach ia vel , ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁rock ▁group ▁ ▁" M ach ia v ell ism ", ▁a ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁W ither ing ▁to ▁Death . ▁by ▁Dir ▁En ▁Grey ▁▁ ▁Mak av eli , ▁a ▁pseud onym ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁American ▁ra pper ▁T up ac ▁Sh ak ur ▁ ▁Mach ia vel li ▁( card ▁game ), ▁the ▁Dutch ▁version ▁of ▁Cit ad els ▁ ▁Mach ia vel li ▁( Ital ian ▁card ▁game ), ▁a ▁card ▁game ▁derived ▁from ▁R ummy ▁▁ ▁Mach ia vel li ▁( board ▁game ), ▁the ▁A val on ▁Hill ▁board ▁game ▁ ▁Mach ia vel li ▁Blues , ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁UK ▁band ▁Sm iley ▁and ▁the ▁Under class ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁ ▁Th ought s ▁on ▁Mach ia vel li , ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁Leo ▁Stra uss ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁dis sect s ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Nic col ò ▁Mach ia vel li ▁ ▁Mach ia vel li ▁and ▁the ▁Four ▁Se asons , ▁a