{"product_id":"memory-media-and-empire-in-the-castilian-romances-of-antiquity-alexander-s-heirs-9789004512269","title":"Memory, Media, and Empire in the Castilian Romances of Antiquity: Alexander’s Heirs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Castile produced some of the liveliest, most sophisticated vernacular reworkings of narratives inherited from classical and late antiquity, including those about Alexander the Great, the Trojan War, or Apollonius of Tyre. This study recovers the overlooked tradition of the Castilian romances of antiquity, showing how these works offered a nuanced reflection of the relationship between cultural memory, the media through which memory is shaped and transmitted, and Castile’s imperial ambitions. Clara Pascual-Argente restores a genre of great cultural and political importance to its rightful place in Castilian and European literary history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  List of Illustrations    Introduction   1\tThe Castilian Romances of Antiquity in Their European Context   2\tCultural Memory and the Romances of Antiquity   3\tAlexander’s Heirs    1 Mirroring Monuments: Reflecting on the Media of Memory in the Libro de Alexandre and the Libro de Apolonio   1\tMonumental Memory in the Libro de Alexandre    1.1\tThe Persian Tombs: Erasing Representational Friction    1.2\tWord, Image, and Mise en Abyme in Achilles’s Sepulcher    1.3\tHistoria and Figura   2\tMemory, Identity, and Visuality in the Libro de Apolonio    2.1\tA Monumental Frame    2.2\tMetanarrative Proliferation    2.3\tFrom Memory to Written Record?    2 Remembering (for) Empire in the Libro de Alexandre and Its Literary Lineage (Poema de Fernán González, Poema de Alfonso Onceno)   1\tRemembering (at) Troy in the Libro de Alexandre   2\tTrojan Lessons in the Poema de Fernán González    2.1\tTrojan Past, Iberian Past    2.2\tA Monastic Troy   3\tFulfilling Promises in the Poema de Alfonso XI    3 A Tale of Two Troys: Remediating the Roman de Troie in Alfonso XI’s Court   1\t“Sin Pecado:” The Libro de Alexandre, a Sinless Romance of Antiquity   2\t“Rex Dogma Dat Hyspanis:” Monarch and Media in the General Estoria   3\tThe Twin Troys    3.1\t“Mester de cavallería:” Chivalric Community in the Crónica troyana de Alfonso XI    3.2\t“Esto amor lo faze:” Love’s Community in the Historia Troyana Polimétrica    3.3\tMedia, Mediators, and Community at the Court of Alfonso XI    4 From Empire to Exile: Troy in 14th-century Castile   1\tAlfonso’s Imperial Troy    1.1\tCastilian Empire, Greek Heroes    1.2\tMarinids as Trojans   2\tA Turning Point: Pedro’s Troy    2.1\tEmpire: The Historia troyana de Pedro I    2.2\tExile: Galician Troys   3\tCatalina’s Troy: A Restoration?    3.1\tTwo Trojan Compilations: Sumas de Historia Troyana and Confisión del Amante    3.2\tTroy and Petrismo in El Victorial    Conclusion  Appendix  Bibliography","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210841350487,"sku":"9789004512269","price":137.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/memory-media-and-empire-in-the-castilian-romances-of-antiquity-alexander-s-heirs-9789004512269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}