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Fortunes of the Courtier, The: The European Reception of Castiglione's Cortegiano


Fortunes of the Courtier, The: The European Reception of Castiglione's Cortegiano

Paperback by Burke, Peter (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)

Fortunes of the Courtier, The: The European Reception of Castiglione's Cortegiano

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ISBN:
9780745611518
Publication Date:
18 Oct 1995
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Polity Press
Pages:
224 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 24 - 26 May 2024
Fortunes of the Courtier, The: The European Reception of Castiglione's Cortegiano

Description

This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

Contents

List of Plates. Preface and Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. 1. Tradition and Reception. 2. The Courtier in its Time. 3. The Courtier in Italy. 4. The Courtier Translated. 5. The Courtier Imitated. 6. The Courtier Criticized. 7. The Courtier Revived. 8. The Courtier in European Culture. Appendix 1 Editions of the Courtier, 1528-1850. Appendix 2 Readers of the Courtier before 1700. Bibliography. Index.

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