Summary
Baldesar Castiglione: The Courtier
Discussion in dialogues in which the understandings of the perfect character of the Renaissance master are discussed.
Castiglione's book on "The Courtier" is a mirror of the spirit of the 16th century. At that time, it aroused great interest both in Italy and throughout Europe. The four books of "The Courtier" deal with the theme of the perfect man and the perfect lady of the court in dialogue form, and in the final part, he presents the Platonic theory of love with particularly inspired eloquence. The dialogic structure of this work is based on the reality of the concrete Urbino court and historical figures who, with their unforced speech, outline a dream of reasonableness, harmony and beauty.
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