Giovanni della Casa
Roman Catholic archbishop
Born on: June 28, 1503Died on: November 14, 1556
Aged: 53 years 139 days (640 months)
Nationality: Tuscan
Birth Sign: Cancer
Giovanni della Casa was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society. He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, Il Galateo overo de’ costumi (1558).
From the time of its publication, this courtesy book has enjoyed enormous success and influence. In the eighteenth century, influential critic Giuseppe Baretti wrote in The Italian Library (1757), "The little treatise is looked upon by many Italians as the most elegant thing, as to stile, that we have in our language."
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