L'oeuvre du divin Arétin, deuxième partie : Essai de bibliographie arétinesque par Guillaume Apollinaire

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aretino, Pietro, 1492-1556

Contributor:

Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"L'oeuvre du divin Arétin, deuxième partie" by Pietro Aretino is a collection of dialogues written in the early 16th century. This work delves into the intricacies of relationships and courtship, focusing on the education of women in matters of love and seduction. Central to the narrative is Pippa, a young woman being instructed by her mother, Nanna, on the art of becoming a successful and alluring courtesan. The beginning of this text introduces readers to the characters of Nanna and Pippa in a lively exchange where Nanna is determined to prepare her daughter for the realities of courtly life. Nanna conveys her wisdom, emphasizing the importance of cleverness and strategy in seduction over mere physical beauty. The dialogue is rich with advice on conduct during social engagements, grooming, and the subtle power dynamics at play in romantic encounters, showcasing Aretino's satirical lens on societal norms regarding love and sexuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Laurent Vogel, Jean-Adrien Brothier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2013-09-27