The Book of the Courtier
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- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2001
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140441925 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140441921 |
| Author: | Baldesar Castiglione, George Bull |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2001 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Classics |
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About The Author
Baldesar Castiglione
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 journalist 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.
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