The Courtier And The King
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Author |
: James M. Boyden |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2024-07-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520414266 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520414268 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Courtier and the King by : James M. Boyden
Ruy Gómez de Silva, or the prince of Eboli, was one of the central figures at the court of Spain in the sixteenth century. Thanks to his oily affability, social grace, and an uncanny knack for anticipating and catering to the desires of his prince, he rose from obscurity to become the favorite and chief minister of Philip II. From the scattered surviving sources James Boyden weaves a vivid, compelling narrative: one that breathes life not only into Ruy Gómez, but into the court, the era, and the enigmatic character of Phillip II as well. Elegantly written and highly readable, this book discovers in the career of Gómez the techniques, aspirations, and mentality of an accomplished courtier in the age of Castiglione. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995.
Author |
: James M. Boyden |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 264 |
Release |
: 1995-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0520086228 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780520086227 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Courtier and the King by : James M. Boyden
"This is a little jewel of a book. Beautifully and elegantly written, it examines the political career of an important figure at the court of Philip II of Spain. It is political biography in the best sense of the term."--Richard Kagan, author of Lucrecia's Dreams
Author |
: conte Baldassarre Castiglione |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 526 |
Release |
: 1903 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105004698630 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of the Courtier by : conte Baldassarre Castiglione
Author |
: Baldassarre Castiglione |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 1928 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:248927606 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of the Courtier by : Baldassarre Castiglione
Author |
: Lucy Worsley |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 428 |
Release |
: 2010-08-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780802719874 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0802719872 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Courtiers by : Lucy Worsley
An 18th-century portrait of the palace most recognized as an official home of several British royal family members focuses on the Hanover family during the reigns of George I and II, describing the intrigue, ostentatious fashions and politicking that marked court life. By the author of Cavalier.
Author |
: Baldassare Castiglione |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 2018-08-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1387895397 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781387895397 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of the Courtier: A Historic Guide to Manners and Etiquette in the Royal Courts of Renaissance Europe by : Baldassare Castiglione
The Book of the Courtier, Baldassare Castiglione's classic account of Renaissance court life, offers profound insight into the refined behavior which defined the era's ruling class. The courtly customs and manners of Italy to a great extent characterized the Renaissance, which elevated art and expression to new heights. Baldassare Castiglione published this book with the intention of chronicling the manners, customs and traditions which underpinned how courtiers, nobles, and their servants, behaved. Although ostensibly a book of etiquette and good conduct, Castiglione's treatise carries enormous historical value. He derived his observations directly from the many gatherings and receptions conducted by society's elite. Conversations with the officials, diplomats and nobility of the era further enhanced the accuracy of this book, imbuing it with an authenticity seldom seen elsewhere.
Author |
: conte Baldassarre Castiglione |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 796 |
Release |
: 1902 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951002405834V |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4V Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of the Courtier by : conte Baldassarre Castiglione
Author |
: Philip Francis Esler |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 246 |
Release |
: 2017-11-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781532644498 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1532644493 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis God’s Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers by : Philip Francis Esler
First Enoch is an ancient Judean work that inaugurated the genre of apocalypse. Chapters 1-36 tell the story of the descent of angels called "Watchers" from heaven to earth to marry human women before the time of the flood, the chaos that ensued, and God's response. They also relate the journeying of the righteous scribe Enoch through the cosmos, guided by angels. Heaven, including the place and those who dwell there (God, the angels, and Enoch), plays a central role in the narrative. But how should heaven be understood? Existing scholarship, which presupposes "Judaism" as the appropriate framework, views the Enochic heaven as reflecting the temple in Jerusalem, with God's house replicating its architecture and the angels and Enoch functioning like priests. Yet recent research shows the Judeans constituted an ethnic group, and this view encourages a fresh examination of 1 Enoch 1-36. The actual model for heaven proves to be a king in his court surrounded by his courtiers. The major textual features are explicable in this perspective, whereas the temple-and-priests model is unconvincing. The author was a member of a nontemple, scribal group in Judea that possessed distinctive astronomical knowledge, promoted Enoch as its exemplar, and was involved in the wider sociopolitical world of their time.
Author |
: Sir Anthony Weldon |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 78 |
Release |
: 1650 |
ISBN-10 |
: OSU:32435003538725 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Court and Character of King James by : Sir Anthony Weldon
Author |
: Baldesar Castiglione |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2004-04-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141916514 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141916516 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of the Courtier by : Baldesar Castiglione
In The Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness - as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.