The Book of the Courtier
Baldassare Castiglione, George BullIn 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.
Anno:
2004
Casa editrice:
Penguin UK
Lingua:
english
ISBN 10:
0141916516
ISBN 13:
9780141916514
Collana:
Penguin Classics
File:
EPUB, 2.02 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2004
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