Castiglione was born in Casatico, near Mantua (Lombardy) into a family of the minor nobility, connected through his mother, Luigia Gonzaga, to the ruling See more

The Humanist spirit, with its longing to embrace and fuse the variety and confusion of life, fills that Renaissance conversation – at … See more

"Have you read Castiglione’s Cortegiano? The beauty of the book is such that it deserves to be read in all ages; and as long as courts endure, as long as princes reign and knights and ladies meet, as long valor and courtesy hold a place in our hearts, the name of … See more

Castiglione's minor works are less known, including love sonnets and four Amorose canzoni ("Amorous Songs") about his Platonic love for Elisabetta Gonzaga, in the style of See more

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1. ^ Dates of birth and death, and cause of the latter, from ‘Baldassarre Castiglione’ Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, … See more

• Castiglione: Pathways Through Italian Literature: Internet Culturale: Italian Writers. an Italian website with extensive contextual and biographical background on Castiglione's life and work, translated into English. See more