The Book of the Courtier
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The Book of the Courtier is a seminal 16th-century Italian Renaissance dialogue by Baldassare Castiglione that outlines the ideals and etiquette of the perfect courtier and noble life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of the Courtier canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance dialogue
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book ⓘ didactic work ⓘ |
| addresses |
art of conversation
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moral responsibilities of courtiers ⓘ proper use of wit ⓘ relationship between appearance and reality ⓘ training in arms and letters ⓘ |
| author | Baldassare Castiglione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circaDateOfComposition | 1513–1518 ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in European courts ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1528 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 16th century ⓘ |
| defines | ideal qualities of a courtier ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1528 ⓘ |
| genre |
conduct literature
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courtesy book ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
European court culture
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Renaissance aristocratic ideals ⓘ conduct literature in Europe ⓘ |
| keyConcept | sprezzatura ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Castilian court literature
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English courtesy books ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique | framed dialogue over several evenings ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il libro del cortegiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Urbino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | idealized court of Urbino ⓘ |
| publisher | Aldine Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Court of Urbino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| subject |
courtly behavior
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etiquette ⓘ ideal courtier ⓘ noble life ⓘ |
| theme |
education of the courtier
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humanist virtues ⓘ ideal ruler ⓘ relationship between arms and letters ⓘ role of women at court ⓘ |
| timeSetting | early 16th century Urbino court ⓘ |
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