Baldassare Castiglione wrote his masterwork‚ The Book of the Courtier. Italian politics and culture was shaped by the fact that Italy consisted of many autonomous city states that each had their own royal courts‚ standing armies‚ cultures‚ and rulers. This divisiveness in politics helped to foster an extremely stratified society in regards to class and gender. This social stratification causes Castiglione’s definition of the perfect courtier to differ immensely from his definition of the perfect Court
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The Book of the Courtier Summary The Book of the Courtier by Baldassar Castiglione was the book of proper etiquette for men and women from 1528 to the end of the 18th century. This book was found in French‚ Latin‚ Spanish‚ Dutch‚ English‚ German‚ and Polish. This book was written in a dialogue well‚ four different dialogues‚ with each dialogue pushing and explaining different “rules” that needed to be fallowed if a person was considered to be high class; these rules were basically held as law
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Florence‚ the Pope in Rome‚ or the doge in Venice. 2. Each ruler knew that his success greatly depended on the people who advised him. So rulers surrounded themselves with brilliant courtiers. What was a courtier and what did a courtier do? A courtier was a well-educated person who served in the ruler’s court. Courtiers’ jobs included giving advice on how to build a new palace‚ repair a cathedral‚ fix a canal‚ build defensive walls‚ deliver messages‚ negotiate a treaty with a neighboring cities‚ lead
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Castiglione’s THE BOOK OF THE COURTIER Baldesar Castiglione’s The Book of The Courtier (1528)‚ one of the most celebrated renaissance courtesy books‚ serves as a guide to perfect social manners and wit. Politically it seeks to define the position of a courtier in relation to the Prince he serves. In an attempt to offer a pragmatic understanding of courtly life and manners and the binary of power relation between the Prince and his courtiers‚ Castiglione lays down the qualities
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Bryan Lietz 3/5/13 English 3 Ms. Lindstrom Sparknotes and Cliffnotes both assist a reader and can help students interpret literature at a more in depth level‚ and help improve understanding the literary elements‚ character developments‚ and plot development that a author uses to help create the story. Both sites provide similar information‚ ranging from overall plot summaries and character analysis‚ but Sparknotes goes more into the literary aspect of the book‚ while cliffnotes focuses more
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The Contrast of the Heian-Era Courtier and the Kamakura Samurai April 29‚ 2011 The Contrast of the Heian-Era Courtier and the Kamakura Samurai The major periods that shaped Japan’s history and future were the Heian-era of Aristocracy and the Kamakura period of Samurai. The Heian-era and the Kamakura period are interesting because of their differences in social structure‚ tradition‚ and culture. In the Heian era‚ the aristocrat’s social class was sought by many because of their social and cultural
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owners or merchants usually assisted their husbands’ businesses‚ while women in higher classes were forced to partake in household jobs like cooking‚ sewing‚ and entertainment. The idea of how women should be treated stemmed from the novel‚ “The Courtier” by Castiglione. Castiglione explained that women should acquire education‚ have a proper‚ charismatic attitude‚ and remain faithful and submissive towards their husbands‚ even when they pursued relations outside their marriage. Another popular advocator
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A Childhood to Remember Eveline is a miserable girl‚ with the only chance of happiness‚ is from her love‚ but conflicts of her past life hinders her from moving forward. Eveline is a miserable girl that was abused almost her whole teenage childhood. Although things are better now‚ her teenage life still hinders her from moving forward. In despite of her miserableness‚ she has a boyfriend who stands as the only symbol of happiness in her life‚ but as time winds down for her to be with her boyfriend
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Oroonoko‚ was relatable to the white readers because he was described as having similar features to those of Roman‚ instead of African descent. He conducted himself with class and elegance and was also able to speak French and English. The text states‚ “He had nothing barbarity in Nature‚ but in all Points address’d himself‚ as if his Education had been in some European Court” (Volume D‚ 204). Oroonoko was a noble and brave soldier who at a young age became an expert Captain. Throughout the entire
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The film I will be analyzing is The Godfather‚ Part I. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 and based on the book written by Mario Puzo. Vito Corleone is the patriarch and “Don” or “Godfather” of the Corleone family empire; one of the five mob families in control of the five boroughs of New York City in the 1940’s. Michael Corleone is Vito’s youngest son and a World War II veteran. Before he dies‚ Vito tells Michael that he never wanted him to be the one to have to take over the family
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