where 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
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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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Baldassare Castiglione‚ and influential writer of his time‚ created a book called The Courtier which laid out the foundations for the “social elite”. He describes qualities and actions that a man and woman must do to get to the top. An excerpt from the book shows the similarities and differences between the expectations of an elite man and woman. Castiglione explains a male’s role first‚ showing that a man must take on a healthy lifestyle‚ exercising his body and mind to become known as a hard worker
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fourth book of Baldesar 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
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To be a courtier‚ one has to be one of the many attendants that visit the court of a monarch or other royalty regularly‚ but an elite Renaissance male and female each had their own role in these courts. The author of The Courtier‚ Castiglione‚ wrote of the expectations of both men and women in royal courts. Castiglione wrote the expectations of male courtiers to be proficient in all areas including Greek and Latin‚ the appreciation of art and the humanities‚ athleticism‚ music‚ and military skills
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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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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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to‚ and that was the mistreatment of women in all classes. One person whom spoke out against the exploitation of women was Christine de Pizan. Through her books‚ she conveyed how women are much more than property‚ but in one book in particular‚ she focused more on how women can successfully manage their husbands. The basic concepts in the book were how
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1. Compare and contrast Medieval Europe with Medieval Japan using examples from three levels of society. • The feudal system of Japan and the feudal system of Europe shared similar structures and values. • The two feudal systems differed in many ways. These differences can be seen in the areas of religion‚ literature‚ and the role of women. • The impact of both Japanese and European feudalism is still felt today. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What similarities did the feudal societies in Europe and Japan
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Some people believe that printed books are no longer necessary in this digital era‚ as all writings can be stored electronically. Others think print books till play important role. Discuss both views and give your opinion. In the past few years‚ e-books have been sold or downloaded for free in large numbers on the internet. These books and e-readers are challenging convention reading habits making the sales of traditional books decreased. But it still needs much consideration before eliminating
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