El cortesano/ The Courtier (El Libro De Bolsillo: Literatura/ the Pocket Books: Literature) (Spanish Edition)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788420649061 (8420649066)
Publish date: June 5th 2008
Publisher: Alianza Editorial Sa
Pages no: 520
Edition language: Spanish
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Classic Literature,
Medieval,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Italian Literature,
16th Century
I had to read this for a graduate class. Some of it was interesting, but the Renaissance style of rhetoric is just so drawn out. It gets old fast. It's a great resource for teaching students about the values of the court system, though.