Castiglione: The Ideal and the Real in Renaissance Culture

Yale University Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover book, ex-university library. Mylar has some ink staining at top. Binding is strong and all signatures are intact. Text block has a smattering of pencil underlining and bracketing. All leaves are intact; no dog-ears or creased corners. <br /><br />"(This) book contains six essays that focus on themes, strategies, and problems of the text of (Castiglione's) 'Book of the Courtier'. Additional essays deal with other aspects of Castiglione's life and his relationship to his age: his military career as contrasted with the ideal courtier's profession of arms; his involvement with the rise of humanist drama and with music in the culture of the Renaissance courtier; his book as a verbal portrait of the court of Urbino--and by extension, the commemorative function of the portrait in Renaissance culture." Essays by Thomas M. Greene, Daniel Javitch, Dain A. Trafton, Eduardo Saccone, Wayne A. Rebhorn, David Rosand, Robert W. Hanning, J.R. Hale, James Haar, and Louise George Clubb. xxiv + 215 pp. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price. Ships from USA.