The Cantigas de Santa Maria : Power and Persuasion at the Alfonsine Court

Alfonso X (1221-84) ruled over the Crown of Castile from 1252 until his death. Known as "the Wise," he oversaw the production of a wealth of literature, one of the most impressive of which is the collection of songs known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria. This book offers a new perspective to the song collection, probing how the Cantigas use their music and text, together with rhetorical devices, to communicate with their desired audience.

• | Author: Henry T. Drummond
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: May 07, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 305 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0197670598
• | ISBN-13: 9780197670590