The Castiglione, Baldassarre, conte 1478-1529 creator Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein 1858-1914 text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Book of the Courtier" by conte Baldassarre Castiglione is a philosophical dialogue composed between 1508 and 1528. Set over four evenings at the Renaissance court of Urbino, the work presents courtiers debating what makes an ideal gentleman worthy of serving a prince. They discuss noble rank, physical prowess, artistic knowledge, proper speech, and the mysterious quality of *sprezzatura*—a studied nonchalance that conceals effort. The book also explores humor, love, and the nature of the perfect court lady, creating a portrait of a vanishing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Courtier Release date is 2022-04-08 KD Weeks, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Duckworth & Co., 1901 Courtesy -- Early works to 1800 Courts and courtiers -- Early works to 1800 BJ United Kingdom: Duckworth & Co., 1901 https://archive.org/details/bookofcourtier1902cast/page/n9/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67799 https://archive.org/details/bookofcourtier1902cast/page/n9/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67799 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134551.0 67799