El Cortesano by Baldassare Castiglione

El Cortesano

Baldassare Castiglione

454 pages first pub 1528 (editions)

fiction art historical history politics sociology adventurous slow-paced
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First published in 1528 and written over several years by Baldesar Castiglione, count of Novilara, "The Book of the Courtier" is one of the most important and definitive accounts of Italian Renaissance court life. Organized as a series of fictiona...

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3.21
based on 197 reviews

Moods

informative: 83%

reflective: 83%

challenging: 66%

funny: 33%

lighthearted: 33%


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83% of readers chose slow
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Diverse cast of characters?

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