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Is Castiglione’s courtier a “first class flatterer” (125)? Substantiate your answer with reference to the work’s Renaissance context.
How was Castiglione’s courtier influential in later Early Modern literature? Focus on one or two examples.
Write about the form and structure of Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier.