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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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 Court
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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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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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Coming out during the onslaught of World War I‚ To Be or Not to Be‚ presented the world with a film that through comedic relief‚ put the Nazi’s under a microscope and examined the life of Jews and non-Jews alike during Nazi occupation in Europe. Although this statement is certainly a reality in the film‚ Jews are not explicitly labeled as characters in any of Lubitsch’s works‚ including in To Be or Not To Be. Greenberg‚ who stands as the poignant paradigm of the Jew in the film‚ is never explicitly
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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 lays down the qualities
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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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owners or merchants usually assisted their husbands’ businesses‚ while women in higher classes were forced to partake in household jobs like cooking‚ sewing‚ and entertainment. The idea of how women should be treated stemmed from the novel‚ “The Courtier” by Castiglione. Castiglione explained that women should acquire education‚ have a proper‚ charismatic attitude‚ and remain faithful and submissive towards their husbands‚ even when they pursued relations outside their marriage. Another popular advocator
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Bryan Lietz 3/5/13 English 3 Ms. Lindstrom Sparknotes and Cliffnotes both assist a reader and can help students interpret literature at a more in depth level‚ and help improve understanding the literary elements‚ character developments‚ and plot development that a author uses to help create the story. Both sites provide similar information‚ ranging from overall plot summaries and character analysis‚ but Sparknotes goes more into the literary aspect of the book‚ while cliffnotes focuses more
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