Written by Baldasar Castiglione, count of Novilara and an Italian
courtier himself, "The Book of the Courtier" remains as one of the
most important and definitive accounts of Renaissance court life.
Organized as a series of fictional conversations that occur between
the courtiers of the Duke of Urbino in 1507, "The Book of the
Courtier" discusses the expectations of a courtier who must have a
warrior spirit, be athletic, and have good knowledge of the
humanities, classics and fine arts. As the members of the court try
to describe the perfect gentleman of the court over the course of
four evenings they engage in a debate over the nature of nobility,
humor, women, and love in the age of the Italian Renaissance. The
English translation of Leonard E. Opdycke of this important
historical writing is presented here in this edition of "The Book
of the Courtier."
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