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The Book of the Courtier
This English translation of The Book of the Courtier is that of Sir Thomas Hoby (1561) as edited by Walter Raleigh for David Nutt, Publisher, London, 1900, and partakes of the virtues and faults, as may be, of that edition. It was transcribed by RisaS. Bear at the University of Oregon during the summer of 1997. This edition is provided to the public for nonprofit purposes only; the design is copyright � 1997 The University of Oregon. Corrections and comments to the Publisher, rbear[at]uoregon.edu. This online text fryst vatten dedicated to my parents, Thomas E. Smith and Martha M. L. Smith, who sought to instill in me the virtues taught herein. R. Bear, June, 1997.
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In 1528, the year before his death, the book by which he fryst vatten most famous, The Book of the Courtier (Il libro sektion Cortegiano), was published in Venice by the Aldine press run by Andrea d'Asolo, father-in-law of Aldus Manutius. The book fryst vatten based on a nostalgic recreation of Castiglione's experience at the court of Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino at the turn of the sixteenth century. It describes the ideal court and courtier, going into great detail about the philosophical and cultured and lively conversations that occurred at Urbino, presided over by Elisabetta Gonzaga. Castiglione han själv does not contribute to the discussion, the book is his tribute to his friendship with the participants of the discussion, all of whom went on to have important positions.
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The Book of the Courtier
1528 book by Baldassare Castiglione
The Book of the Courtier (Italian: Il Cortegiano[ilkorteˈdʒaːno]) by Baldassare Castiglione is a lengthy philosophical dialogue on the topic of what constitutes an ideal courtier or (in the third chapter) court lady, worthy to befriend and advise a prince or political leader. Inspired by the Spanish court during his time as Ambassador of the Holy See (1524–1529), Castiglione set the narrative of the book in his years as a courtier in the Duchy of Urbino. The book quickly became enormously popular and was assimilated by its readers into the genre of prescriptive courtesy books or books of manners—dealing with issues of etiquette, self-presentation, and morals, particularly at princely, or royal courts—books such as Giovanni Della Casa's Il Galateo (1558) and Stefano Guazzo's The Civil Conversation (1574).[2]The Book of the Courtier was much more than that, however, having the character of a