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Harmondsworth Middlesex: Penguin Classics Penguin Books Ltd, 1983. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY: George Bull. COVER: The cover shows a detail from a portrait of Castiglione by Raphael, in the Louvre (Snark International). CONTENTS: Introduction; Translator's Note; Characters in The Courtier; The Book of the Courtier; First Book; Second Book; Third Book; Fourth Book; Notes; Index. SYNOPSIS: When James Joyce first read The Courtier his brother told him he had become more polite but less sincere, thus putting in a nutshell one of the striking aspects of Castiglione's famous work. Perhaps the most representative book of the Renaissance, it is a compendium of manners and ideals written by one who himself came near to the Renaissance ideals of the perfect courtier and the complete man.… Read More

Harmondsworth Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd, 1965. Previous Owner Markings (Including Underlining); Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Moisture Damage; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. BOOK NUMBER: L48. TRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY: H. D. P. Lee. THE COVER: shows a portion of a mosaic in the National Museum, Naples, representing Plato. CONTENTS: Translator's Introduction; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Preliminaries; Part III: Education: The First Stage; Part IV: Guardians and Auxiliaries; Part V: Justice in State and Individual; Part VI: Women and the Family; Part VII: The Philosopher Ruler; Part VIII: Education of the Philosopher; Part IX: Imperfect Societies; Part X: Theory of Art; Part XI: The Immortality of the Soul and the Rewards of Goodness; Appendix: The Spindle of Necessity. SYNOPSIS: Plato (427-347 B.C.), finally disillusioned by… Read More