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  1. Memory, media, and empire in the Castilian romances of antiquity
    Alexander's heirs
    Published: [2022]
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    "During the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Castile produced some of the liveliest, most sophisticated vernacular reworkings of narratives inherited from classical and late antiquity, including those about Alexander the Great, the Trojan War, or... more

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    "During the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Castile produced some of the liveliest, most sophisticated vernacular reworkings of narratives inherited from classical and late antiquity, including those about Alexander the Great, the Trojan War, or Apollonius of Tyre. This study recovers the overlooked tradition of the Castilian romances of antiquity, showing how these works offered a nuanced reflection of the relationship between cultural memory, the media through which memory is shaped and transmitted, and Castile's imperial ambitions. Clara Pascual-Argente restores a genre of great cultural and political importance to its rightful place in Castilian and European literary history"--

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004522725
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    Series: The medieval and early modern Iberian world ; volume 83
    Subjects: Romances, Spanish; Spanish poetry; Epic poetry, Spanish; Spanish literature; Collective memory in literature; Imperialism in literature; Cultural History; Hispanic Studies; History; Literary Relations; Literature and Cultural Studies; Medieval History; Memory Studies; Literary criticism
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 298 Seiten), Illustrationen
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    Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)

    Includes bibliographical references

    Introduction. The Castilian romances of antiquity in their European context -- Cultural memory and the romances of antiquity -- Alexander's heirs -- Mirroring monuments: reflecting on the media of memory in the Libro de Alexandre and the Libro de Apolonio. Monumental memory in the Libro de Alexandre -- Memory, identity, and visuality in the Libro de Apolonio -- Remembering (for) empire in the Libro de Alexandre and its literary lineage (Poema de Fernán González, Poema de Alfonso Onceno). Remembering (at) Troy in the Libro de Alexandre -- Trojan lessons in the Poema de Fernán González -- Fulfilling promises in the Poema de Alfonso XI -- A tale of two Troys: remediating the Roman de Troie in Alfonso XI's court. "Sin Pecado:" the Libro de Alexandre, a sinless romance of antiquity -- "Rex dogma dat Hyspanis:" monarch and media in the General Estoria -- The twin Troys -- From empire to exile: Troy in 14th-century Castile. Alfonso's Imperial Troy -- A turning point: Pedro's Troy -- Catalina's Troy: a restoration? -- Conclusion.

  2. Memory, media, and empire in the Castilian romances of antiquity
    Alexander's heirs
    Published: [2022]
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    "During the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Castile produced some of the liveliest, most sophisticated vernacular reworkings of narratives inherited from classical and late antiquity, including those about Alexander the Great, the Trojan War, or... more

    Access:
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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek - Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek
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    Universität Potsdam, Universitätsbibliothek
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    "During the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Castile produced some of the liveliest, most sophisticated vernacular reworkings of narratives inherited from classical and late antiquity, including those about Alexander the Great, the Trojan War, or Apollonius of Tyre. This study recovers the overlooked tradition of the Castilian romances of antiquity, showing how these works offered a nuanced reflection of the relationship between cultural memory, the media through which memory is shaped and transmitted, and Castile's imperial ambitions. Clara Pascual-Argente restores a genre of great cultural and political importance to its rightful place in Castilian and European literary history"--

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004522725
    Other identifier:
    Series: The medieval and early modern Iberian world ; volume 83
    Subjects: Romances, Spanish; Spanish poetry; Epic poetry, Spanish; Spanish literature; Collective memory in literature; Imperialism in literature; Cultural History; Hispanic Studies; History; Literary Relations; Literature and Cultural Studies; Medieval History; Memory Studies; Literary criticism
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 298 Seiten), Illustrationen
    Notes:

    Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)

    Includes bibliographical references

    Introduction. The Castilian romances of antiquity in their European context -- Cultural memory and the romances of antiquity -- Alexander's heirs -- Mirroring monuments: reflecting on the media of memory in the Libro de Alexandre and the Libro de Apolonio. Monumental memory in the Libro de Alexandre -- Memory, identity, and visuality in the Libro de Apolonio -- Remembering (for) empire in the Libro de Alexandre and its literary lineage (Poema de Fernán González, Poema de Alfonso Onceno). Remembering (at) Troy in the Libro de Alexandre -- Trojan lessons in the Poema de Fernán González -- Fulfilling promises in the Poema de Alfonso XI -- A tale of two Troys: remediating the Roman de Troie in Alfonso XI's court. "Sin Pecado:" the Libro de Alexandre, a sinless romance of antiquity -- "Rex dogma dat Hyspanis:" monarch and media in the General Estoria -- The twin Troys -- From empire to exile: Troy in 14th-century Castile. Alfonso's Imperial Troy -- A turning point: Pedro's Troy -- Catalina's Troy: a restoration? -- Conclusion.