de Sermone: de la Conversation [French]

By Giovanni Pontano

Book Overview

The De Sermone of Giovanni Pontano is a work that aims to define the ideal virtues of man in society. Taking up ancient rhetoric, he refashions it to meet the demands of the education of a witty man who is good company and therefore serves as the basis for Baldassare Castiglione's model courtier.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2406128288
• ISBN13: 9782406128281
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Classiques Garnier
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 19.48 lbs.