Gabriel Guarino

Representing the King's Splendour

Communication and reception of symbolic forms of power in Viceregal Naples

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Compensating for a general neglect of Iberian civilization in Southern Italy, this book seeks to shed light on the viceregal court of Spanish Naples in the seventeenth century, a time when this European metropolis reached the zenith of its splendor. It looks at the cultural projection of Spain and its values, either via the direct visual representations of power of the viceregal court, or the public policies and actions that fostered Spanish attitudes. It explores cultural and social manifestations as court ceremonial, state festivities, and fashion. Each of these issues also takes into account the social and political structure of the city, and the various pressure groups that interacted with the Spanish government. Aimed at students and scholars of early modern Europe, the Spanish Empire, and the princely courts of Europe, this study will also be of interest to scholars of communication and cultural studies, and to readers interested in cultural history during the Baroque era.

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This book deals with the communication of power of the viceregal court of Spanish Naples in the seventeenth-century, showing how various forms of media affect politics, culture, and society

Produktdetails

• Studies in Early Modern European History
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9780719078224
• ISBN-10: 0719078229
• Artikelnr.: 32466087

Autorenporträt

Gabriel Guarino has been working with Magento since 2009. As a Magento specialist he has achieved all the Magento certifications. He is an active member of the community and has been recognized as a Magento Master for 2017. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Wagento, a full-service Magento Solution Partner with offices in USA, Mexico, Bolivia, India, and Argentina. He is also a moderator in Magento forums, and he is a frequent speaker at Magento events.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of figures List of abbreviations List of Spanish
viceroys of Naples 1. Introduction 2. The ritual power of viceroys I. The
viceregal institution II. Court ceremonial III. The viceregal public image
3. The power of precedence: social and political hierarchies of civic
processions I. The hierarchical structure of cavalcades in early modern
Naples II. Extraordinary cavalcades and conflicts of precedence 4. State
celebrations I. The festive system of early modern Naples II. Management,
patronage, and reception of civic celebrations III. Spanish tournaments in
Neapolitan state festivities 5. Spanish fashion and the governance of
appearances in viceregal Naples I. Regulating appearances: Spanish fashion
and the Catholic Reformation, 1517-1648 II. Successes and limitations of
Spanish fashion III. Governing appearances and luxury 6. Political
utilisation of imprese in viceregal Naples I. The uses of imprese in
tournaments II. Neapolitan imprese for the obsequies of the Habsburg
monarchs 7. Conclusions 8. Bibliography