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Baldassare Castiglione the perfect courtier, his life and letters, 1478-1529 (Volume II)

Baldassare Castiglione the perfect courtier, his life and letters, 1478-1529 (Volume II)

Cartwright, Julia

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Historical FiguresGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353608082
ISBN13: 9789353608088
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 15 2019
Pages: 556
Weight: 1.54
Height: 1.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind The Book of the Courtier stands a real man, moving through glittering danger. Courtly grace meets hard power. In this searching Baldassare Castiglione biography, Julia Cartwright draws on an extraordinary historical letters collection to follow the diplomat, courtier and writer across the palaces and embassies of sixteenth century Italy. This second literary biography volume illuminates Italian Renaissance court life from within: friendships and rivalries, family duties and foreign missions, the subtleties of diplomacy and courtly culture where a misplaced word could cost everything. Cartwright, a distinguished historian of early modern Italian courts, combines narrative drive with meticulous scholarship, shaping a renaissance biography book that reveals how humanism and politics in Italy were woven together in Castiglione's world. The letters and contemporary records assembled here give rare texture to questions of honour, faith and power, offering essential Book of the Courtier context for scholars of Renaissance Italy while remaining vivid and accessible for students of Renaissance history and curious general readers alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A heritage edition for historians, lovers of biography and anyone drawn to the drama of Renaissance diplomacy and courtly culture.

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