Spectacle, rhetoric and power : : the triumphal entry of Prince Philip of Spain into Antwerp / / by Stijn Bussels.
In 1549, Prince Philip of Spain made his entry into Antwerp together with his father, Emperor Charles V. For this occasion the rich city of commerce was transformed into a large theatrical space with triumphal arches and tableaux vivants as stage settings. The citizens and the princes acted as actor...
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Superior document: | Ludus : medieval and early Renaissance theatre and drama ; 11 |
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Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Ludus ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Notes: | "This book started as a PhD-project housed at the University of Ghent ... supervised by Mieke Kolk and Jürgen Pieters. Although my thesis underwent a complete metamorphosis to become this book, the result is still very much indebted to their intellectual input."--Acknowledgments, pages [7]. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Sources of the Entry into Antwerp of 1549
- A Forum for the Confirmation of Power Relations
- The Entry into Antwerp Mirrored in Time and Space
- The Antwerp Entry and Studia Humanitatis
- Coda
- Bibliography
- Index.