The Book of the Courtier

Autor*innen

• Baldassare Castiglione

Parameter

• 368 Seiten
• 13 Lesestunden

• Belletristik
• Historisches Thema
• Philosophisches Thema
• Sachbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften

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Defines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulness - as well as questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1976
• Einband: Paperback