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Name: Baldassare Castiglione
Birth Date: December 6, 1478
Death Date: February 7, 1529
Place of Birth: Casatico, Mantua, Italy
Place of Death: Toledo, Spain
Nationality: Italian
Gender: Male
Occupations: diplomat, author, courtier

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Biography of Baldassare Castiglione
700 words, approx. 2 pages
The Italian author, courtier, and diplomat Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529) is known primarily for his "Book of the Courtier." This work, which portrays the ideal courtier, was a chief vehicle in spreading Italian humanism into England and France....


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Baldassare Castiglione Information
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Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata (December 6, 1478 – February 2, 1529), was a courtier, diplomat and a very prominent Renaissance author...


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Renaissance Quarterly
Joking Matters: Politics and Dissimulation in Castiglione's Book of the Courtier [*].(Baldassare Castiglione)(Critical Essay)
06/22/2000: 10,784 words, approx. 36 pages
A gentleman is never unintentionally insulting. Oscar Wilde The Book of the Courtier outwardly portrays an aura of cordial solidarity as courtiers gathered in Urbino from various regions of Italy attempt to describe the ideal courtier; recently, however, critics have uncovered...
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Philological Quarterly
"The Ende Therfore of a Perfect Courtier" in Baldassare Castiglione's The Courtier.(Critical Essay)
06/22/1998: 4,294 words, approx. 14 pages
This article critiques the contemporary interpretations of Baldassare Castiglione's 'The Courtier,' a 16th century dialogue. Topics discussed the book's theme of court life, its use as an educational tool, and the form of the dialogue. Modern critics have attempted to fit Baldassare Castiglione's...
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Louvre Masterpieces Open at High Museum
10/6/2006: 678 words, approx. 2 pages
As they toured the opening "Louvre Atlanta" exhibits, going from a severe Roman bust to an unforgettable Raphael portrait, the directors of the Musee du Louvre and the High Museum had different reasons to be thrilled by the unprecedented collaboration...
 


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Baldassare Castiglione
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Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and a diplomat, was a great man and a big influence in the Italian Renaissance. He is compared to the masters of literature such as William Shakespeare and Montaigne. His masterpiece, The Book of Courtier was successful in Italy and parts of Europe after its publication in 1528. By 1600, it was translated into almost every European language including Latin.


 

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