Alfonso X and the Cantigas de Santa Maria

A Poetic Biography
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-11023-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: The Medieval Mediterranean

In the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of more than four hundred poems written in the language of medieval Galicia in praise of the Virgin Mary, Alfonso X, el Sabio, king of Castile-Leon, has left us a kind of poetic biography. Declaring himself Mary's troubadour, he appeals to her as his advocate and consoler as he recounts specific events in his life and that of his kingdom. As he tells us about his family, his war against the Muslims of Granada and Morocco, the treachery of the nobility, his frequent illnesses, and his fear of hellfire and damnation, he reveals much about his personality and his spirituality.
This volume explicates the historical circumstances surrounding the events described in the cantigas. The Cantigas de Santa Maria is a royal biography unique in thirteenth-century Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Callaghan, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Maps
Illustrations 1-12
Preface

1. A Poetic Biography
2. The Troubadour of Our Lady
3. Filial Piety and Dynastic History
4. The Idea of Kinship
5. The Threat of Islam
6. The Mudejar Uprising
7. Crisis and Disillusionment
8. The Benimerines and The Wars of Granada
9. The Cycle of El Puerto de Santa Maria
10. King Alfonso's Last Judgement
11. The End of King Alfonso's Journey

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph F. O'Callaghan, Ph.D. (1957) in History, Fordham University, is Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University. He has published extensively on the history of Medieval Spain, including The Learned King: The Reign of Alfonso X of Castile (University of Pennsylvania, 1993).