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where was the Courtier set? the court of urbino-- full of culture, conversation Uomo Universale "Universal/Renaissance Man" - concept that an indiv. should be broadly ed in a variety of disciplines; this concept lost imp during indust age but now is reviving again bc impos. to be expert bk 1 med knight became courtier bk 1- courtier had to be good athlete; real/natural; able to write prose and poetry along with that comes speaking-- get somewhere if speak clearly and articulate self ultimate ren man Da Vinci- poet, artist, inventor, sceintist, musician Neoplatonism rediscovery of platonic philo- use reasoning towards knowledge- focus on abstract rather than concrete bc ideal forms in abstract 3 neoplatonic themes in bk 4 the Platonic Courtier; platonic govt; platonic love the platonic courtier lead prince along stern path of virtue; educated adviser to the prince; hard to tell the person they're wrong; be a diplomat- skill of lang, able to say something hard platonic govt love country and ppl and not rule too oppressively; rule of one-monarchy in best; rule of few- oligarchy; rule of many- rep is best, mob rule is words; courtier prevents leader from becoming tyrant; whole concept of ideal forms and rising above earthly desires to achieve it Platonic love rational love over sensual love; sometimes senses convince you that something is beautiful when its not bc that's earthly not divine desire; a transcendance of earthly and physical love 3 faculties of the human soul senses, reason, intelect senses appetite, animal, matter, dark cave reason rational choice, man, transcendance, light earth intellect knowledge, of God, spirit, essence/sun Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Frescos neoplatonic progression from earthly form to reason to transcendance toward God--as walk towards altar; 3 grps of 3 panels order of panels intoxication of Noah (drunk,base urges); the Flood (bc of man's sin); the Sacrifice of Noah; 2nd grp- The Fall of Man (1st misapplication of man's reason); creation of Eve (God creates woman w/gestures of a hand); Creation of Man (consciousness, purplish drape, spark; God-arm around Mary, hand on Christ Child, Christ sacrificed for sins); 3rd grp- God separates water and Earth, God creates sun, moon, plants on Earth, Let there be light platonic process darkness of cave to light of sun dark when Bembo began... then at end light began streaming in and becomes transfixed as if looking up @heaven love means to unite and become one eternal union will always be imperfect in physical; spiritual love is eternal bc not dependent on physl ultimate eternal love- one w/ God