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Title: The Book of The Courtier - amendments for earlier reviews
Review: my dear nessie monster,i think people would take your review more seriously if you managed to keep it in the right century! 15th!!!The main debate was whether to use old tuscan Italian or the new contemporary Italian of which Castiglione finally decided upon. It was this use of contemporary language which made it so popular, and therefore went on to numerous translations. Castiglione was the 'Mick Jagger' of his day, assisted by his decision to appeal to mass readership. If anyone wants to read an example of blinkered feminism then take a look at Joan Kelly-Gadol's piece in the Singleton edition.
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