The Persistence of Presence: Emblem and Ritual in Baroque Spain

by Bradley J. Nelson

The Persistence of Presence analyzes the relationship between emblem books, containing combinations of pictures and texts, and Spanish literature in the early modern period. As representations of ideas and ideals, emblems are allegories produced in a particular place and time, and their study can shed light on the central cultural and political activities of an era.

Bradley J. Nelson argues that the emblem was a primary indicator of the social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487526210
• ISBN13: 9781487526214
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher