Bibliograph

Spain, the centre of the world 1519-1682, Robert Goodwin

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Spain, the centre of the world 1519-1682, Robert Goodwin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-565) and index

Illustrations

genealogical tablesplatesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

908628350

Responsibility statement

Robert Goodwin

Sub title

the centre of the world 1519-1682

Summary

"In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach - across most of Europe to the Americas, the Philippines, and India. The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher in an era of transatlantic exploration that eventually gave rise to the modern world. It was a time of discovery and adventure, of great political and social change - a time when Spain learned to rule the world. It was also a time of great turbulence and transition, which fueled an exceptional flourishing of art and literature and inspired new ideas about international law, merchant banking, and economic and social theory. Chronicling the lives and achievements of a cast of legendary characters - great soldiers like the Duke of Alba, artists and writers like El Greco, Velz̀quez and Cervantes, and the powerful monarchs who ruled over them - Robert Goodwin delves into previously unrecorded sources to bring this tumultuous and exciting period to life. Spain is a revealing portrait of an empire at the height of its power and a world at the dawn of a new age."--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Gold. The Age of Chivalry : Charles V. Realms of gold ; Holy Roman Emperor ; Isabella of Portugal ; Arms and letters : Garcilaso and Alba ; rule of law ; Death of the emperor -- The Age of Bureaucracy : Philip II. El Escorial and El Greco ; St Teresa, mystic poets, and the Inquisition ; The Netherlands : "the Great Bog of Europe" ; Portugal and the Duke of Alba ; Pirates, criminals, and tax collecting ; The Great Armada, 1588 -- Glitter. The Age of Peace : Philip III and the Duke of Lerma. The first modern novel, Don Quixote ; Moriscos and Catalans ; Holy Week : art and illusion ; Vela0301zquez and Zurbara0301n ; Politics and poetry : Go0301ngora and Quevedo -- The Age of Decline : Philip IV and the Count-Duke of Olivares. Drama : Olivares and Don Juan ; The Prince of Wales in Madrid ; Triumph and disaster ; Death and defeat

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