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Baldesar Castiglione

The Book of the Courtier

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'The courtier has to imbue with grace his movements, his gestures, his way of doing things and in short, his every action'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… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Bull, George (Übers.)
  • ISBN: 978-0-14-044192-5
  • EAN: 9780140441925
  • Produktnummer: 9060267
  • Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 1976
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D1.8 cm 245 g
  • Gewicht: 245

Über den Autor


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 journlaist 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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