The Book of the Courtier

Author(s): Baldasarre Castiglione

Literature

This text is a historical record of conversational leisure at a Renaissance Italian court, a manual of instruction for aspiring courtiers and a handbook. From it spring the behaviour manuals which continue to reveal the ways of arriviste, from social climber to young business executive.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781840221138
  • : Wordsworth Editions, Limited
  • : Wordsworth Editions, Limited
  • : December 2002
  • : --- length: - '20' width: - '13' units: - Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Baldasarre Castiglione
  • : Paperback
  • : very good
  • : 432