The Courtier by Castiglione was a

a. primer on military training for nobles.

b. a very popular handbook laying out the new skills in politics, the arts, and personal comportment expected of Renaissance aristocrats.

c. sharp denunciation of the wasteful noble life.

d. treatise against active participation in public life.

e. work on how to achieve political power and then keep it.

The answer is C

The Courtier by Castiglione was A very popular handbook laying out the new skills in politics, the arts, and personal comportment expected of Renaissance aristocrats.

Explanation:

Il Libro del Cortegiano or The Book of The Courtier was written by Count Baldassare Castiglione in the year 1478 till 1529, and was first published in vernacular Italian in 1528. An influential English translation by Thomas Hoby was published in 1561.

The Castiglione was laying out the new skills in politics, the arts, and personal comportment expected of Renaissance aristocrats.

Renaissance Aristocrats are men or womens person who are well educated and sophisticated and who has talent and knowledge in many different fields of study. Excellence in physical, intellectual, artistic and social fields, which includes deep expertise in at least one field and is exceptional in other fields.

The author, courtier, and diplomat Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529) was an Italian, Castiglione was born in Casatico, near Mantua into a family of the minor nobility.

Option B

Explanation:

The Courtier by Castiglione was a very popular handbook laying out the new skills in politics, the arts, and personal comportment expected of Renaissance aristocrats. The Courtier by Castiglione is a book written by Count Baldassare Castiglione which provides a fascinating insight into Renaissance court life.