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Excerpt from The Courtier: IL Cortegiano
The C ourtier has appeared in a hundred and forty edi tions, in several languages. It was translated into English first by Thomas Hoby, in 1561 (second edition, then by Robert Samber in 1724, and by A. P. Castiglione in 1727. For this edition we have used Hoby''s version, changing his spelling to modern form, for the ease of the reader, but retaining all his quaint ness of diction, which so admirably suits the subject and its treatment in the original. Dr. Samuel Johnson is reported by Boswell as saying: The best book that ever was written upon good breeding, ll Cortegicmo, by Castiglione, grew up at the little court of Urbino, and you should read it.
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The C ourtier has appeared in a hundred and forty edi tions, in several languages. It was translated into English first by Thomas Hoby, in 1561 (second edition, then by Robert Samber in 1724, and by A. P. Castiglione in 1727. For this edition we have used Hoby''s version, changing his spelling to modern form, for the ease of the reader, but retaining all his quaint ness of diction, which so admirably suits the subject and its treatment in the original. Dr. Samuel Johnson is reported by Boswell as saying: The best book that ever was written upon good breeding, ll Cortegicmo, by Castiglione, grew up at the little court of Urbino, and you should read it.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Baldassarre Castiglione
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265307922
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 398
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Baldassarre Castiglione
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334338663
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 400
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