Which statements describe an ideal Renaissance courtier according to The Book of the Courtier?

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A courtier should have some qualities of a chivalrous knight.

A courtier should spend most of his time developing his physical strength.

A courtier should be modest about his talents and skills.

A courtier should know how to wrestle, swim, jump, and run.

A courtier should be able to discuss art and philosophy.

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Alicia White

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15 April, 00:14

Which statements describe an ideal Renaissance courtier according to The Book of the Courtier?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A courtier should have some qualities of a chivalrous knight.

A courtier should spend most of his time developing his physical strength.

A courtier should be modest about his talents and skills.

A courtier should know how to wrestle, swim, jump, and run.

A courtier should be able to discuss art and philosophy.

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Janiya Ross · Answer 1

A courtier should have some qualities of a chivalrous knight. A courtier should be modest about his talents and skills. A courtier should be able to discuss art and philosophy.

Explanation:

The ideal courtier in the The Book of the Courtier is endowed with all the advantages of a perfect, comprehensively educated and well educated person. This is a kind of synthesis of humanistic ideas about the ideal of personality. The hero of Castiglione (the author of the Book of the Courtier) is smart and beautiful, widely erudite in various fields of knowledge, gifted creatively - poetically and musically; he is endowed with all kinds of virtues; he is modest, friendly and courteous. He is a wise adviser to the ruler, pursuing not his personal, but state interest. The ideal courtier is the very embodiment of grace, harmony, beauty; he is aesthetically perfect. A courtier should know how to wrestle, swim, jump, and run.