{"title":"Baldesar Castiglione","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaldesar Castiglione\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a glimpse into the refined world of Renaissance courtly life through works that blend biography, cultural insight, and social commentary. His writing reflects a deep engagement with the ideals of grace, etiquette, and the art of conversation that defined his era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will appreciate Castiglione's elegant prose and thoughtful exploration of humanity's social and aesthetic aspirations. His works invite contemplation on the balance of personal virtue and public conduct within the tapestry of historical and cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-courtier-by-baldesar-castiglione-9780140441925","title":"The Book of the Courtier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Italian Renaissance man's handbook, defining the virtues essential for a man of the Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Courtier\u003c\/em\u003e (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour—chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance, and gracefulness—as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCastiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532918116588,"sku":"9780140441925","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27307023482237.jpg?v=1749348928"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-courtier-by-baldesar-castiglione-9781647921156","title":"The Book of the Courtier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeter Hainsworth's\u003c\/em\u003e sparkling, eminently readable new English translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Courtier\u003c\/em\u003e, Baldesar Castiglione's (1478-1529) literary and philosophical masterpiece, captures all the nuance, stylistic flair, and humour of this foundational work of Renaissance humanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Hainsworth's fresh translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Courtier\u003c\/em\u003e will gladden those who have known this quintessentially important work through the available translations that are, after several decades, somewhat dated. Hainsworth's version is more accessible to contemporary readers because, first, it is more easily read, and second, because it deftly places Castiglione's classic discussion of manners, gender roles, language, and love in historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstructors especially will welcome the Introduction's establishment of the biographical, political, and cultural framework of Castiglione's dialogue; the explanatory notes that amply supply the information students will need to appreciate the conversation; and the guidance provided by an analytically enriched table of contents that groups the chapters meaningfully while highlighting the Courtier's principal themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 150 years, the ideals expressed in Castiglione's Courtier guided the European elite. Hainsworth's robust new English edition will help students understand how and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Margaret L. King, Professor of History Emerita, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, CUNY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464305688812,"sku":"9781647921156","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781647921156-the-book-of-the-courtier.jpg?v=1775045756"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/baldesar-castiglione.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}