The Cantigas de Santa Maria : power and persuasion at the Alfonsine court /

"Alfonso X (1221-84) ruled over the Crown of Castile from 1252 until his death. Known as "the Wise," he oversaw the production of a wealth of literature in his scriptorium. One of the most impressive of these literary outputs is the collection of songs known as the Cantigas de Santa M...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Drummond, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1989- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:	New cultural history of music.
Subjects:	Alfonso > X, > King of Castile and Leon, > 1221-1284. > Cantigas de Santa María. Cantigas de Santa María (Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon) Songs, Galician > 500-1400 > History and criticism. Music > Social aspects > Spain > History > 500-1400. Spain > Court and courtiers > History > To 1500. Chansons galiciennes > 500-1400 > Histoire et critique. Musique > Aspect social > Espagne > Histoire > 500-1400. Medieval. HISTORY. History & Criticism. MUSIC. Genres & Styles. Courts and courtiers Music > Social aspects Songs, Galician Spain Music. To 1500 Alfonso X, Cantiga, Castile, medieval studies, Middle Ages, rhetoric, court culture, Jew, Muslim, song Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Music criticism and reviews. Comptes rendus de musique.
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Table of Contents:

Songs of Persuasion
Sung Rhetoric
The Place of Rhyme
Three Jewish Conversion Songs
Cantigas and Image-Building
Crusades and Kingship
Epilogue.