The Book of the Courtier by Baldesar Castiglione

The Book of the Courtier

Baldesar Castiglione with Leonard E. Opdycke (Translator)

266 pages first pub 1528 (editions)

fiction art historical history politics sociology adventurous slow-paced
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Written by Baldasar Castiglione, count of Novilara and an Italian courtier himself, "The Book of the Courtier" remains as one of the most important and definitive accounts of Renaissance court life. Organized as a series of fictional conversations...

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