The Economy of Human Relations : Castiglione's Libro del Cortegiano
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in Italian Culture Literature in History
ISBN-10
0820416045
ISBN-13
9780820416045
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 1992
Print length
187 Pages
Weight
440 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.10 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Language: reference & generalLiterary studies: general
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This book offers a modern critical approach to the study of Baldesar Castiglione''s Libro del Cortegiano (1528), a monumental work which reflects, par excellence, the culture and ideals of the Italian Renaissance. Generally interpreted in idealistic terms, Il Cortegiano has been placed in the history of Castiglione criticism far from the realism and pragmatism of Machiavelli''s Il Principe (1513). Thoroughly based on a close reading of the primary sources (including the often neglected early versions of the treatise), this book challenges the traditional notion of Il Cortegiano as an abstract work of art. Through a careful analysis of the structural changes and thematic developments that occur in the treatise, this book shows that the primary object of Il Cortegiano is to describe the ways in which despotism exerts its power and influence within the court under the veil of figurative language.
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