Imperial Lyric: New Poetry and New Subjects in Early Modern Spain

by Leah Middlebrook

Book Overview

Present scholarly conversations about early European and global modernity have yet to acknowledge fully the significance of Spain and Spanish cultural production. Poetry and ideology in early modern Spain form the backdrop for Imperial Lyric, which seeks to address this shortcoming. Based on readings of representative poems by eight Peninsular writers, Imperial Lyric demonstrates that the lyric was a crucial site for the negotiation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271035188
• ISBN13: 9780271035185
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"