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The Book of the Courtier - Penguin Classics Author: The Book of the Courtier (1528) is a series of fictional conversations by courtiers of the Duke of Urbino that takes place in 1507, while Castiglione was himself attaché to the Duke. Today the Book remains the most reliable and illuminating account of Renaissance court life and of what it took to be the "Perfect Courtier" and ... more »
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A compendium of manners and ideas representing the ideal Renaissance intriguer/diplomat--the complete man. A classic study, written in the form of imagined conversations among historical personages.
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