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The Book of Illustrious Men of Castile by Fernando del Pulgar.Translated by Erik Ekman and Samantha Mori.
The Book of Illustrious Men of Castile is a collection of twenty-four biographies of Castilian nobles and prelates from the fifteenth century published by the royal chronicler, Fernando del Pulgar, in 1486 and dedicated to Queen Isabel I of Castile. It is an important example of humanist historical writing that looked to classical literary forms and classical literature for examples of proper military and civic engagement in support of a new, more modern state. Pulgar's biographical subjects were all recently deceased, and had gained fortunes, fame, and titles, mostly through military service. Their lives, as recounted by Pulgar, served as models of proper masculine conduct as Castile was engaged in The War of Granada, its final push to consolidate Christian control of the Iberian Peninsula.
Author: Erik Ekman, Fernando Del Pulgar
Publisher: Juan de La Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs
Published: 02/28/2023
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781588713889
ISBN10: 1588713881
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European | Spanish & Portuguese
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Literary Collections | Medieval
The Book of Illustrious Men of Castile is a collection of twenty-four biographies of Castilian nobles and prelates from the fifteenth century published by the royal chronicler, Fernando del Pulgar, in 1486 and dedicated to Queen Isabel I of Castile. It is an important example of humanist historical writing that looked to classical literary forms and classical literature for examples of proper military and civic engagement in support of a new, more modern state. Pulgar's biographical subjects were all recently deceased, and had gained fortunes, fame, and titles, mostly through military service. Their lives, as recounted by Pulgar, served as models of proper masculine conduct as Castile was engaged in The War of Granada, its final push to consolidate Christian control of the Iberian Peninsula.
Author: Erik Ekman, Fernando Del Pulgar
Publisher: Juan de La Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs
Published: 02/28/2023
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781588713889
ISBN10: 1588713881
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European | Spanish & Portuguese
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Literary Collections | Medieval
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