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The Book of the Courtier (Unabridged)

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Details

Composer
CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE
Artist
Nicholas Boulton
Format
CD
Label
Naxos AudioBooks
Released
May 11, 2018
Catalog #
NA0305
UPC
9781781981245

About

Set in the court of Urbino in 1507, Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier presents an invaluable look at court life and culture during the Renaissance. Over four nights of dialogue, the book explores the key question, 'What should a courtier be like?' and presents a deep and timeless discussion that is reminiscent of Plato's Symposium and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, and invites comparisons with Machiavelli's The Prince. It is absorbing and enlightening, and encompasses a wide range of topics that include dancing, fencing, war, religion, culture, courtly and corporeal love and gender relations, with a surprisingly modern defense of women and equal rights. Nicholas Boulton is an exemplary narrator. He leads us through Castiglione's fascinating courtesy book with great fluency.

Tracklist 61 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 The Book of the Courtier 13:27
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    Title
    The Book of the Courtier
    Duration
    13:27
  3. 2 The First Book of the Courtier 10:16
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    Title
    The First Book of the Courtier
    Duration
    10:16
  4. 3 The same was it among the ladies… 12:26
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    The same was it among the ladies…
    Duration
    12:26
  5. 4 My lady Duchess laughed, and the Unico… 11:25
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    4
    Title
    My lady Duchess laughed, and the Unico…
    Duration
    11:25
  6. 5 'I wish, then, that this Courtier of ours…' 11:31
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    5
    Title
    'I wish, then, that this Courtier of ours…'
    Duration
    11:31
  7. 6 Then my lord Gaspare replied: 'As for me…' 11:36
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    6
    Title
    Then my lord Gaspare replied: 'As for me…'
    Duration
    11:36
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 Then Messer Cesare Gonzaga said…' 11:39
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    Then Messer Cesare Gonzaga said…'
    Duration
    11:39
  10. 2 Then my lord Magnifico said: 'This is true…' 12:04
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    Then my lord Magnifico said: 'This is true…'
    Duration
    12:04
  11. 3 The Magnifico said: 'I cannot and in reason…' 11:52
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    The Magnifico said: 'I cannot and in reason…'
    Duration
    11:52
  12. 4 'We, on the contrary, much more strict…' 11:25
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    Title
    'We, on the contrary, much more strict…'
    Duration
    11:25
  13. 5 Then the Count said: 'I fear we shall be entering…' 11:24
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    Title
    Then the Count said: 'I fear we shall be entering…'
    Duration
    11:24
  14. 6 'Thus you know Alexander held Homer…' 12:17
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    Title
    'Thus you know Alexander held Homer…'
    Duration
    12:17
  15. Disc 3
  16. 1 Then my lord Gaspare said: 'I admit that music…' 11:28
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    Title
    Then my lord Gaspare said: 'I admit that music…'
    Duration
    11:28
  17. 2 Therefore painting seems to me nobler… 10:40
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    Therefore painting seems to me nobler…
    Duration
    10:40
  18. 3 The Second Book of the Courtier 10:16
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    The Second Book of the Courtier
    Duration
    10:16
  19. 4 Therefore let it be allowed us also to follow… 10:34
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    Therefore let it be allowed us also to follow…
    Duration
    10:34
  20. 5 'And I remember having in my time known…' 09:53
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    Title
    'And I remember having in my time known…'
    Duration
    09:53
  21. 6 Messer Federico replied: 'I regard as beautiful…' 10:40
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    Title
    Messer Federico replied: 'I regard as beautiful…'
    Duration
    10:40
  22. 7 Without waiting for more, Pietro da Napoli… 09:40
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    7
    Title
    Without waiting for more, Pietro da Napoli…
    Duration
    09:40
  23. Disc 4
  24. 1 Then Messer Federico replied: 'I will by no…' 11:31
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    1
    Title
    Then Messer Federico replied: 'I will by no…'
    Duration
    11:31
  25. 2 'But I do not wish to touch on painful subjects.' 11:19
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    2
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    'But I do not wish to touch on painful subjects.'
    Duration
    11:19
  26. 3 'What,' replied my lord Gaspare, 'do you say…' 11:17
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    'What,' replied my lord Gaspare, 'do you say…'
    Duration
    11:17
  27. 4 'Sometimes, thinking it to be droll and witty…' 11:04
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    Title
    'Sometimes, thinking it to be droll and witty…'
    Duration
    11:04
  28. 5 'Hence in our mode of life and conversation…' 12:27
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    5
    Title
    'Hence in our mode of life and conversation…'
    Duration
    12:27
  29. 6 'Moreover we must diligently consider…' 12:34
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    Title
    'Moreover we must diligently consider…'
    Duration
    12:34
  30. Disc 5
  31. 1 Messer Bernardo said: 'They must rather have…' 11:42
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    Title
    Messer Bernardo said: 'They must rather have…'
    Duration
    11:42
  32. 2 'But among other witticisms those have…' 11:25
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    2
    Title
    'But among other witticisms those have…'
    Duration
    11:25
  33. 3 'You see that this situation gave opportunity…' 10:14
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    3
    Title
    'You see that this situation gave opportunity…'
    Duration
    10:14
  34. 4 'Don Giovanni di Cardona said something…' 10:44
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    4
    Title
    'Don Giovanni di Cardona said something…'
    Duration
    10:44
  35. 5 'Another time Rafaello de Pazzi saw a letter…' 11:26
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    Title
    'Another time Rafaello de Pazzi saw a letter…'
    Duration
    11:26
  36. 6 Then my lady Duchess said: 'And why do you…' 09:13
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    Title
    Then my lady Duchess said: 'And why do you…'
    Duration
    09:13
  37. 7 And so, after they had again laughed awhile… 08:31
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    Title
    And so, after they had again laughed awhile…
    Duration
    08:31
  38. Disc 6
  39. 1 Then Messer Bernardo said, laughing… 13:30
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    Then Messer Bernardo said, laughing…
    Duration
    13:30
  40. 2 The Third Book of the Courtier 11:33
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    The Third Book of the Courtier
    Duration
    11:33
  41. 3 'Laying aside, then, those faculties of the mind…' 11:36
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    Title
    'Laying aside, then, those faculties of the mind…'
    Duration
    11:36
  42. 4 Then my lord Gaspare said: 'I do not wish…' 12:01
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    Title
    Then my lord Gaspare said: 'I do not wish…'
    Duration
    12:01
  43. 5 'I do not see, my lord Magnifico,'… 11:54
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    5
    Title
    'I do not see, my lord Magnifico,'…
    Duration
    11:54
  44. 6 The Magnifico Giuliano laughed, and said…' 11:10
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    Title
    The Magnifico Giuliano laughed, and said…'
    Duration
    11:10
  45. Disc 7
  46. 1 My lord Gaspare said: 'It may be that this lady…' 11:51
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    Title
    My lord Gaspare said: 'It may be that this lady…'
    Duration
    11:51
  47. 2 'But laying all others aside, tell me, my lord…' 12:39
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    2
    Title
    'But laying all others aside, tell me, my lord…'
    Duration
    12:39
  48. 3 Then Messer Cesare, who had been silent… 11:02
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    Then Messer Cesare, who had been silent…
    Duration
    11:02
  49. 4 'Forgive me, my lord Gaspare, if I say the truth…' 12:46
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    Title
    'Forgive me, my lord Gaspare, if I say the truth…'
    Duration
    12:46
  50. 5 Messer Cesare having ceased speaking… 11:23
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    Title
    Messer Cesare having ceased speaking…
    Duration
    11:23
  51. 6 Then my lord Gaspare said, laughing… 12:20
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    Title
    Then my lord Gaspare said, laughing…
    Duration
    12:20
  52. Disc 8
  53. 1 'My Lady,' replied the Unico… 10:08
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    Title
    'My Lady,' replied the Unico…
    Duration
    10:08
  54. 2 The Magnifico replied: 'Love affairs that have…' 10:29
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    2
    Title
    The Magnifico replied: 'Love affairs that have…'
    Duration
    10:29
  55. 3 Then my lord Gaspare said: 'Another cause…' 10:29
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    Title
    Then my lord Gaspare said: 'Another cause…'
    Duration
    10:29
  56. 4 If, then, these men had lived… 10:16
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    Title
    If, then, these men had lived…
    Duration
    10:16
  57. 5 'From this it follows that…' 10:11
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    Title
    'From this it follows that…'
    Duration
    10:11
  58. 6 Then my lord Ottaviano said, smiling…' 09:27
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    Title
    Then my lord Ottaviano said, smiling…'
    Duration
    09:27
  59. 7 My lord Ottaviano replied: 'You have judged…' 10:16
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    Title
    My lord Ottaviano replied: 'You have judged…'
    Duration
    10:16
  60. Disc 9
  61. 1 My lord Ottaviano replied: 'With that gentle…' 12:18
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    Title
    My lord Ottaviano replied: 'With that gentle…'
    Duration
    12:18
  62. 2 Then my lord Gaspare said: 'I should much like…' 10:39
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    2
    Title
    Then my lord Gaspare said: 'I should much like…'
    Duration
    10:39
  63. 3 'I should say then, that the prince ought to…' 10:17
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    3
    Title
    'I should say then, that the prince ought to…'
    Duration
    10:17
  64. 4 My lord Ottaviano added: 'I think, then…' 12:30
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    Title
    My lord Ottaviano added: 'I think, then…'
    Duration
    12:30
  65. 5 My lord Ottaviano laughed, and said: 'My lord…' 12:40
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    5
    Title
    My lord Ottaviano laughed, and said: 'My lord…'
    Duration
    12:40
  66. 6 Then my lady Duchess said: 'I am glad, Messer…' 10:59
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    6
    Title
    Then my lady Duchess said: 'I am glad, Messer…'
    Duration
    10:59
  67. Disc 10
  68. 1 Here Bembo paused a little, as if to rest… 10:43
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    Title
    Here Bembo paused a little, as if to rest…
    Duration
    10:43
  69. 2 Messer Pietro Bembo was silent… 10:55
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    2
    Title
    Messer Pietro Bembo was silent…
    Duration
    10:55
  70. 3 'Therefore the lover who considers beauty…' 10:39
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    Title
    'Therefore the lover who considers beauty…'
    Duration
    10:39
  71. 4 'What mortal tongue, then, O most holy Love…' 09:05
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    Title
    'What mortal tongue, then, O most holy Love…'
    Duration
    09:05