The English Reformation in the Spanish Imagination: Rewriting Nero, Jezebel, and the Dragon (Toronto Iberic) - Hardcover

Forteza, Deborah R.

 
9781487563509: The English Reformation in the Spanish Imagination: Rewriting Nero, Jezebel, and the Dragon (Toronto Iberic)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1487563507 ISBN 13: 9781487563509
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2022

Synopsis

The English Reformation in the Spanish Imagination examines early modern Spanish literary works that represent English Catholics and figures from the English Reformation, including Henry and Elizabeth Tudor, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Sir Francis Drake, and Mary Stuart. Deborah R. Forteza compares these texts to assess how rhetorical and genre distinctions open and constrain the Spanish representations and how these exchanges inform Anglo-Spanish perceptions and relations.

The book focuses on the literary representation of characters as classical and biblical monsters and saints and considers how these images were transformed and deployed in lesser-known poems, plays, and novels in order to capture the Spanish imagination. Through these sources, Forteza reveals the complex fraternal and antagonistic links between England and Spain, including Black Legend and Counter-Reformation exchanges.

In examining the works that shaped Spain’s view of England at the time, The English Reformation in the Spanish Imagination demonstrates the importance of transnational study and why it is essential for a more nuanced understanding of Spanish literature.

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About the Author

Deborah R. Forteza is an assistant professor of Spanish at Covenant College.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1487563507
ISBN 13 
9781487563509
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
248