The Book of the Courtier

"The Book of the Courtier" (1528) is a series of fictional conversations by courtiers of the Duke of Urbino that took place in 1507, whilst Baldesar Castiglione was himself attache to the Duke. Today the "Book" remains the most reliable and illuminating account of Renaissance court life and what it [...]
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"The Book of the Courtier" (1528) is a series of fictional conversations by courtiers of the Duke of Urbino that took place in 1507, whilst Baldesar Castiglione was himself attache to the Duke. Today the "Book" remains the most reliable and illuminating account of Renaissance court life and what it took to be the "Perfect Courtier" and "Court Lady". Charles Singleton's accurate translation is accompanied by detailed annotations, augmented by the editor's notes. "Criticisms" features essays on "The Book of the Courtier", which represent the best interpretations, including background-rich essays by Amedeo Quandam and James Hankins and others by harry Berger, Jr., Virginia Cox, Daniel Javitch, Eduardo Saccone, Joan Kelly-Gadol, David Quint, Wayne Rebhorn and Peter Burke. A selected bibliography, a chronology and an index are included.