| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 281 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Ancient and medieval theory for the praise of cities -- Ancient precedents to medieval and humanist encomia of cities -- Medieval Latin encomia of cities -- The medieval Iberian laus hispaniae and laus urbis -- Vernacular praise of city and kingdom, 1300-1460 -- The early humanist laus urbis and its adaptation in Spain -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
Urban Honor in Spain is an historical study of Spain and the writing technique of laus urbis (praise of the city) during the 15th century. The book begins by providing an overview of laus urbis was developed and codified in oratory and classical literary texts during the Greco-Roman period. The book then explores how this powerful technique re-emerged during the Middle Ages to become a powerful corpus that formed an early national culture by praising cities and nations. In Medieval and Renaissance Spain, laus urbis, provided a sense of local community to city and town dwellers in the indefinit. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Spanish literature -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.
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Spanish literature. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Cities and towns in literature.
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Cities and towns in literature. |
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City and town life in literature.
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City and town life in literature. |
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Spain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Spain. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Subject |
Latin literature, Medieval and modern -- History and criticism.
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Latin literature, Medieval and modern. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Early works.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ruth, Jeffrey S., 1959- Urban honor in Spain. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011 9780773425613 (DLC) 2011043826 (OCoLC)758393837 |
| ISBN |
9780773420441 (electronic book) |
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0773420444 (electronic book) |
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9780773425613 |
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0773425616 |
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