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Treacherous Foundations - Betrayal and Collective Identity in Early Spanish Epic, Chronicle, and Drama (Hardcover, New)
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Treacherous Foundations - Betrayal and Collective Identity in Early Spanish Epic, Chronicle, and Drama (Hardcover, New)
Series: Monografias A
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Representations of treachery in medieval and early modern Spain.
Treacherous Foundations is the first sustained study of the theme
of treachery in the founding myths of the Iberian Peninsula. It
considers literary versions, in epic, chronicle and theatre, of the
legends of Fernan Gonzalez, Bernardo del Carpio and King Sancho II
from medieval and early modern Spain and compares the
representation of treachery across two critical periods in Spanish
history, assessing its political, ideological, and cultural
function. This book explores the role played by representations of
treachery in foundational texts in highlighting the ideological
tensions that arise from movements toward the creation of
collective identities. It discusses in particular visions of
nationhood and the monarchical state in the thirteenth and late
sixteenth centuries. The theme of treachery is expanded to cover
all aspects of treason and political disloyalty and, engaging with
loyalty, trust and the nature of kingship, the volume sheds new
light on aspects of Spanish cultural and political history, and
provides insight into the nature of myth and collective memory,
historical change and the collective response to crisis. GERALDINE
COATES lectures in Medieval Spanish Literature at the University of
Oxford.
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