{"product_id":"the-economy-of-human-relations-aldo-scaglione-9780820416045","title":"The Economy of Human Relations: Castiglione's Libro del Cortegiano","description":"This book offers a modern critical approach to the study of Baldesar Castiglione's \u003ci\u003eLibro del Cortegiano\u003c\/i\u003e (1528), a monumental work which reflects, par excellence, the culture and ideals of the Italian Renaissance. Generally interpreted in idealistic terms, \u003ci\u003eIl Cortegiano\u003c\/i\u003e has been placed in the history of Castiglione criticism far from the realism and pragmatism of Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eIl Principe\u003c\/i\u003e (1513). Thoroughly based on a close reading of the primary sources (including the often neglected early versions of the treatise), this book challenges the traditional notion of \u003ci\u003eIl Cortegiano\u003c\/i\u003e as an abstract work of art. Through a careful analysis of the structural changes and thematic developments that occur in the treatise, this book shows that the primary object of \u003ci\u003eIl Cortegiano\u003c\/i\u003e is to describe the ways in which despotism exerts its power and influence within the court under the veil of figurative language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aldo Scaglione,Joseph D Falvo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820416045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820416045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Aldo Scaglione","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49082574766335,"sku":"9780820416045","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-economy-of-human-relations-aldo-scaglione-9780820416045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}