Book of the Courtier by Baldassare Castiglione

Book of the Courtier

Baldassare Castiglione

432 pages first pub 1528 (editions)

fiction art historical history politics sociology adventurous slow-paced
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The book is structured as a conversational game carried out the court of the Duke of Urbino in the rooms of his wife Elisabetta Gonzaga. In four books, different members of the court sketch out the ideal Courtier and the ideal Lady. The books trea...

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