Baldassare Castiglione
Baldassare Castiglione was an Italian diplomat, writer, and courtier, and one of the most influential authors in Europe during the Renaissance. He wrote poetry in various genres. Il Libro del Cortegiano, or, The Book of the Courtier, was his most well known work. It is a Renaissance courtesy book, comprised of four sections of dialogues, which describe conversations held at the court of Urbino on four successive nights in 1507. In first book each arrive contribution on there contradicting opinion in a game or form of a play. Each character are Federico Fregoso, Lodovico di Canossa, Bernardo Bibbiena, Giuliano de' Medici, Pietro Bembo, Ottaviano Fregoso, and Emilia Pia, and the hostess, Elisabetta Gonzaga, who acts as the moderator. Book I is describes the desirable qualities of a courtier, his manner, education, physical and mental abilities. Book II is devoted to language and speech, and to the proper way of address in formal and informal social settings. Book III describes female comportment, conduct, and education, and especially focuses on chastity and matter related to love. Book IV examines the role of the ideal courtier in following his duty to the royalty in service to
the court and state. It discusses the proper education of the prince, and gives models of the best forms of political organization. The book concludes with a rhapsody on Platonic Love. In the beginning, it starts with discourse on love and how old men can get better happiness. "Love is nothing else then certain coveting to enjoy its beauty." The kind of beauty of a courtier is question to only be, that of boldness. Many it theme is about lust, love and beauty of what between a man and women. Many try to tell a lot social rule to what actions is best and what looked as on correct. Then furthering start on women control on man actions. A disagreement then start on how women beauty can be looked on as powerful in negative and positive accepts. In story, each people present there value of norm of what should be in a game fashion. The story conducts the education, duties of what prince and courtier should be. It greatly express that every one can be courtier in the grace that carried thought is important remember. His main moral for story was to conduct proper behavior for society. His moral idea pushes towards molding perfect people in a perfect society. "Above all things it
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Elisabetta Gonzaga,
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Approximate Word count = 799
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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