The Book of the Courtier

Name: The Book of the Courtier
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SKU: 9780140441925
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By Baldesar Castiglione

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In The Book of the Courtier by Baldesar Castiglione, a group of courtiers in the Italian Renaissance engages in a series of vibrant dialogues. They explore the qualities and skills that make the ideal courtier, touching on topics such as grace, eloquence, and education while reflecting on social and cultural ideals of the time. The work offers a rich insight into Renaissance court life and humanistic philosophy.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in Renaissance culture and etiquette, as it offers insights into the ideals of aristocratic life during that period. The lively dialogue provides a glimpse into the sophisticated world of the Italian court and explores themes of grace, diplomacy, and the art of conversation. This classic work is ideal for readers fascinated by history and the cultivation of refined manners and humanist ideals.

The Book of the Courtier

Defines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulness - as well as questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love.

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The Italian Renaissance man's handbook, defining the virtues essential for a man of the Court.

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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140441925

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 1976

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by George Bull

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 368

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Arts & Culture Baldesar Castiglione Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Castiglione was born in 1478 and a member of an ancient aristocratic family. A courtier throughout his life, his writings were always a secondary affair. George Bull was an author and journlaist who translated six books for the Penguin Classics, including The Prince by Machiavelli. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was made a Knight Commander in 1999.