THE PERFECT COURTIER 1 WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN

#2. ACCORDING TO CASTIGLIONE, WHAT IS THE PROPER BODILY FRAME FOR A COURTLY MAN?

#3. UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A COURTIER BE READY TO FIGHT? • WHEN HONOR

#4. WHAT QUALITIES “BEFIT” ALL WOMEN OF THIS TIME? • KINDNESS, DISCRETION, ABILITY TO

#5. HOW MUST A COURT LADY CONDUCT HER CONVERSATION? • NOT TO MIX JOKING

#6. COMPARE CASTIGLIONE’S DESCRIPTION OF A COURTLY MAN WITH THAT OF A COURTLY WOMAN.

#7. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO TODAY? • SAME:

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“THE PERFECT COURTIER” • 1. WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN? – 1528: THE RENAISSANCE

#2. ACCORDING TO CASTIGLIONE, WHAT IS THE PROPER BODILY FRAME FOR A COURTLY MAN? • NOT TOO SHORT, NOT TOO TALL… BETTER TO BE SHORT – EXTRA HEIGHT WAS UNDESIRABLE: CONSIDERED TO BE “DULL OF INTELLECT” & UNFIT FOR EXERCISES INVOLVING AGILITY

#3. UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A COURTIER BE READY TO FIGHT? • WHEN HONOR DEMANDS IT!

#4. WHAT QUALITIES “BEFIT” ALL WOMEN OF THIS TIME? • KINDNESS, DISCRETION, ABILITY TO MANAGE HUSBAND’S PROPERTY / HOUSE, HAVE KIDS, BE A GOOD HOUSEWIFE; SOCIAL: GOOD CONVERSATION, GOOD MANNERS, KNOWLEDGEABLE ON MANY THINGS

#5. HOW MUST A COURT LADY CONDUCT HER CONVERSATION? • NOT TO MIX JOKING WITH SERIOUS MATTERS & TO NOT STUPIDLY PRETEND TO KNOW THAT WHICH SHE DOES NOT KNOW!

#6. COMPARE CASTIGLIONE’S DESCRIPTION OF A COURTLY MAN WITH THAT OF A COURTLY WOMAN. WHAT QUALITIES DO COURTLY MEN & WOMEN SHARE? WHAT QUALITIES ARE UNIQUE TO EACH? • SAME – PRUDENCE: CAREFUL, WISE, SOUND JUDGEMENT, CAUTIOUS, THINKS BEFORE ACTS / SPEAKS -MAGNANIMITY: NOBLE IN MIND, RISING ABOVE PETTINESS & MEANNESS. -POLITENESS • DIFFERENT – WOMEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN; MEN EXPECTED TO FIGHT IN DEFENSE OF HONOR

#7. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO TODAY? • SAME: PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS, SOME ATTENTION TO PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES • DIFFERENT: VIEWS ON HEIGHT & INTELLECT; CHANGE IN GENDER ROLES!