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Book of the Courtier

Book of the Courtier

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Availability:In StockArtist:Castiglione, BaldassareGenre:ComedyRelease date:5/11/2018Original year:2018
Publisher:Alliance EntertainmentLabel:NABUPC:9781781981245Weight:0.56Discs:10Product ID:SC4YW88B43
Set in the court of Urbino in 1507, Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier presents an invaluable look at court life and culture during the Renaissance. Over four nights of dialogue, the book explores the key question, 'What should a courtier be like?' and presents a deep and timeless discussion that is reminiscent of Plato's Symposium and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, and invites comparisons with Machiavelli's The Prince. It is absorbing and enlightening, and encompasses a wide range of topics that include dancing, fencing, war, religion, culture, courtly and corporeal love and gender relations, with a surprisingly modern defense of women and equal rights. Nicholas Boulton is an exemplary narrator. He leads us through Castiglione's fascinating courtesy book with great fluency.
Publisher:Alliance EntertainmentLabel:NABUPC:9781781981245Weight:0.56Discs:10Product ID:SC4YW88B43
Publisher: Alliance Entertainment
Label: NAB

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