Literary Italy

Ep. 63: Castiglione's Book of the Courtier / Urbino, Le Marche

Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini Season 1 Episode 63

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Baldassare Castiglione's Book of the Courtier raises questions such as "What are the qualities the perfect gentleman?", "What are the qualities of language that are suitable for writing?", and "What is the proper balance between artifice and sincerity?".

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