Il Libro del Cortegiano V1 (1803)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781161204155 (1161204156)
Publish date: April 18th 2010
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Pages no: 308
Edition language: Italian
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.
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