| Gómez Manrique, Statesman and Poet: The Practice of Poetry in Fifteenth-Century Spain Contributor(s): Earle, Gisčle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781885826 ISBN-13: 9781781885826 Publisher: Legenda OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Renaissance |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.66 lbs) 182 pages |
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| Publisher Description: G mez Manrique (c.1412-c.1490) had a long and active life, engaging in military activity as a typical medieval knight before becoming a diplomat and statesman. He was deeply involved in the political turbulence of fifteenth-century Castile, playing an important role in bringing together Fernando of Aragon and the infanta Isabel of Castile whose marriage sealed the union of these two kingdoms. Although Don G mez has long rested in the shadow of his more famous nephew, Jorge, he produced a larger and more varied corpus of verse: courtly love poetry, elegies, moral and political poetry, verse dialogues with friends, consolatory poems and the first play by a known author in Spanish. This study focuses on the social, economic and political context in which the poet lived and draws comparisons with some other poets who were his contemporaries. Gis le Earle studied at the University of Oxford and King's College, London, and is now an independent researcher. |