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The Book of the Courtier (Classics) by George Bull, Conte Baldassarre Castiglione is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Book of the Courtier (Classics) about?
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. Literary Collections,essays,history,Renaissance,social history,Classics
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- Author
- George Bull, Conte Baldassarre Castiglione
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141916514
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (169 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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