Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World
Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond Pinkowish$16.15
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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 (Niccol Machiavelli), Sprezzatura highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 10/02/2001
ISBN: 9780385720199
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.31h x 4.95w x 0.89d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/03/2001 pg. 80
Booklist 10/15/2001 pg. 377
Booksense '76 Jan/Feb 2002 01/01/2002 pg. 1
"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 (Niccol Machiavelli), Sprezzatura highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 10/02/2001
ISBN: 9780385720199
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.31h x 4.95w x 0.89d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/03/2001 pg. 80
Booklist 10/15/2001 pg. 377
Booksense '76 Jan/Feb 2002 01/01/2002 pg. 1