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The Book of the Courtier

Name: The Book of the Courtier
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Author: Baldesar Castiglione
ISBN: 9780140441925

Baldesar Castiglione

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368 sidor
1976

In The Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness - as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.

Författare: Baldesar Castiglione
Format: Pocket/Paperback
ISBN: 9780140441925
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 368
Utgivningsdatum: 1976-06-01
Översättare: George Bull
Förlag: Penguin Classics