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Sprezzatura: 50 Ways That Italian Genius Shaped the World
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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 (Niccolò Machiavelli),
Sprezzatura
highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
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 (Niccolò Machiavelli),
Sprezzatura
highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
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 (Niccolò Machiavelli),
Sprezzatura
highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
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 (Niccolò Machiavelli),
Sprezzatura
highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.
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