Description
Title: Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World
Author: Peter D’Epiro
ISBN: 9780385720199
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 416
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher : A witty, erudite celebration of fifty great Italian cultural achievements that have significantly influenced Western civilization from the authors of What Are the Seven Wonders of the World?
“Sprezzatura,” or the art of effortless mastery, was coined in 1528 by Baldassare Castiglione in The Book of the Courtier. No one has demonstrated effortless mastery throughout history quite like the Italians. From the Roman calendar and the creator of the modern orchestra (Claudio Monteverdi) to the beginnings of ballet and the creator of modern political science (Niccolò Machiavelli),
Sprezzatura highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
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