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The Book of the CourtierIn The Book of the Courtier, the perfect courtier himself is an elusive ideal. Perfection, naturally, should be hard to attain. However, Castiglione certainly makes it more than challenging for...
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The Book of the CourtierThe courtier to which Castiglione refers is the typical king's or queen's daily visitor or attendant. These are people whom the monarch trusts and interacts with on a daily basis. The monarch may...
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The Book of the CourtierReferences to fortune are quite frequent in Baldassare Castiglione’s work The Book of the Courtier. In one translation, there are 33 such references in all (see link below). Choosing a...
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The Book of the CourtierThe role of women in The Book of the Courtier is somewhat ambiguous. Generally, women are viewed as foils for gallant, cultured courtiers, and in the course of the conversation (sparked,...
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The Book of the CourtierAccording to Castiglione, the courtier is essentially a master at pleasing, entertaining, understanding, advising, and speaking. He (for women were not given the same worth at court) is...
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The Book of the CourtierAlthough Castiglione shared the classicist ideals of fellow Renaissance writers such as Bembo, he conceived literary form in a much more open way and believed there could be a profitable exchange...
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The Book of the CourtierMost people have probably never heard of Baldassare Castiglione, let alone know of his text The Book of the Courtier. Unless studying the courts of the Renaissance period, his texts are mostly...
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The Book of the CourtierGaspar, in The Book of the Courtiers, is one of the courtiers under the Duke of Urbino (who serves with Castiglione). This specific courtier was well spoken in the art of women and love. One...
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The Book of the CourtierI believe you're referring to Pietro Monte, a famous master of arms who's referenced by Castiglione in The Book of the Courtier. Monte was very much the typical Renaissance man—a soldier, a...
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The Book of the CourtierThe courtiers of the Renaissance period were expected to possess very specific characteristics. These characteristics were true to the ones exemplified by those who were chivalrous and courtly in...