Summary on The Book of the Courtier by Baldassar Castiglioni
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 to most of the high class citizens of Europe. There are some rules that are able to be paired or grouped together because they either said the same thing or were pointing towards the same major point on how to act; some of these major key points include respect, leadership, and social image. The rules that are able to be grouped within the “respect” category of this book include many obvious examples along with some not so obvious examples. Some of the obvious examples could include being grateful for what you have, look at people when you are talking to them, or treating people how you would like to be treated. The majority of the rules are now known as okay when you do not act in such a manner. The more minutely known and unobvious rules include be chivalrous, do not lie to others, be a reasonable person towards others, lead others, and over all be a gentleman/gentlewoman. As this being respect, it is also a major part of leadership. When it is said to be a leader a whole bunch of qualities such as respect, teamwork, trustworthiness, etc. is to be expected. There are other qualities, such as to be unbiased, not boast, do not lie, not be ill tonged-no cursing-, deal with your own issues, treat others-mainly women- with respect, remind others how they are supposed to act, act the part you play within society, and do not be rude. The place within society needs to be “played” correctly, and that can be done by being a proper leader. Social image within the community
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 to most of the high class citizens of Europe. There are some rules that are able to be paired or grouped together because they either said the same thing or were pointing towards the same major point on how to act; some of these major key points include respect, leadership, and social image. The rules that are able to be grouped within the “respect” category of this book include many obvious examples along with some not so obvious examples. Some of the obvious examples could include being grateful for what you have, look at people when you are talking to them, or treating people how you would like to be treated. The majority of the rules are now known as okay when you do not act in such a manner. The more minutely known and unobvious rules include be chivalrous, do not lie to others, be a reasonable person towards others, lead others, and over all be a gentleman/gentlewoman. As this being respect, it is also a major part of leadership. When it is said to be a leader a whole bunch of qualities such as respect, teamwork, trustworthiness, etc. is to be expected. There are other qualities, such as to be unbiased, not boast, do not lie, not be ill tonged-no cursing-, deal with your own issues, treat others-mainly women- with respect, remind others how they are supposed to act, act the part you play within society, and do not be rude. The place within society needs to be “played” correctly, and that can be done by being a proper leader. Social image within the community