Author: lady Catherine Stepney
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The Courtier's Daughter
Author: lady Catherine Stepney
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The Courtier's Daughter
Author: Lady Catherine Pollock Manners Stepney
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The Courtier's Daughter. A Novel
Author: Mrs. Catherine MANNERS (afterwards STEPNEY (Catherine) Lady.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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The Book of the Courtier
Author: Baldesar Castiglione
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141916516
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
In The Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness - as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141916516
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
In The Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness - as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.
The Victor Book of the Opera
Author: Samuel Holland Rous
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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The Victrola Book of the Opera
Author: S. H. Dudley
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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The Victor Book of the Opera
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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The Book of the Courtier
Author: conte Baldassarre Castiglione
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Category : Courtesy
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Category : Courtesy
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Queen Elizabeth's Daughter
Author: Anne Clinard Barnhill
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312662122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
From Anne Barnhill, the author of At the Mercy of the Queen, comes the gripping tale of Mary Shelton, Elizabeth I's young cousin and ward, set against the glittering backdrop of the Elizabethan court Mistress Mary Shelton is Queen Elizabeth's favorite ward, enjoying every privilege the position affords. The British queen loves Mary like a daughter, and, like any good mother, she wants her to make a powerful match. The most likely prospect: Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. But while Oxford seems to be everything the queen admires: clever, polished and wealthy, Mary knows him to be lecherous, cruel, and full of treachery. No matter how hard the queen tries to push her into his arms, Mary refuses. Instead, Mary falls in love with a man who is completely unsuitable. Sir John Skydemore is a minor knight with little money, a widower with five children. Worst of all, he's a Catholic at a time when Catholic plots against Elizabeth are rampant in England. The queen forbids Mary to wed the man she loves. When the young woman, who is the queen's own flesh and blood, defies her, the couple finds their very lives in danger as Elizabeth's wrath knows no bounds.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312662122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
From Anne Barnhill, the author of At the Mercy of the Queen, comes the gripping tale of Mary Shelton, Elizabeth I's young cousin and ward, set against the glittering backdrop of the Elizabethan court Mistress Mary Shelton is Queen Elizabeth's favorite ward, enjoying every privilege the position affords. The British queen loves Mary like a daughter, and, like any good mother, she wants her to make a powerful match. The most likely prospect: Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. But while Oxford seems to be everything the queen admires: clever, polished and wealthy, Mary knows him to be lecherous, cruel, and full of treachery. No matter how hard the queen tries to push her into his arms, Mary refuses. Instead, Mary falls in love with a man who is completely unsuitable. Sir John Skydemore is a minor knight with little money, a widower with five children. Worst of all, he's a Catholic at a time when Catholic plots against Elizabeth are rampant in England. The queen forbids Mary to wed the man she loves. When the young woman, who is the queen's own flesh and blood, defies her, the couple finds their very lives in danger as Elizabeth's wrath knows no bounds.
Who's Who in Verdi
Author: Jonathan Lewsey
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135173525X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
This title was first published in 2001. Concentrating exclusively on the dramatic content of Verdi's opera, this text illuminates the characters and plot scenarios that inspired one of the greatest composers of opera. Organized alphabetically, the reference contains over 250 entries, with synopses and first performance and cast details.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135173525X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
This title was first published in 2001. Concentrating exclusively on the dramatic content of Verdi's opera, this text illuminates the characters and plot scenarios that inspired one of the greatest composers of opera. Organized alphabetically, the reference contains over 250 entries, with synopses and first performance and cast details.