Book description
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have
transformed the way we see ourselves ? and each other. They have
inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened,
outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives ? and
destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers,
pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and
helped make us who we are. Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529) - conte
di Novilara. Italian humanist, diplomat and courtier, famous for his IL
LIBRO DEL CORTEGIANO (The Book of the Courtier, 1528), which was
translated into many languages and made Castiglione the arbiter of
aristocratic manners during the Renaissance.
