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Material and Symbolic Circulation between Spain and England, 1554–1604

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Separated only by a narrow body of water, Spain and England have had a long history of material and cultural interactions; but this intertwined history is rarely perceived by scholars of one country with a view toward the other. Through their analyses of the various modes of exchange of material goods and the circulation of symbolic systems of meaning, the contributors to the anthology-historians and literary critics-investigate, for the first time, the two nations' express points of contact and conflict during these historically crucial fifty years. Focusing on the half-century period that began with the marriage of Mary Tudor to Prince Philip of Spain, and spanned the reigns of Philip II and Elizabeth I of England, the essays in this anthology demonstrate and problematize, from the perspective of Spanish cultural history, the significant material, cultural, and symbolic contacts between the two countries. The volume shows how the two countries' alliances and clashes, which led to the debacle of the 'Invincible Armada' of 1588 and continued for decades afterwards, held enormous historical significance by shaping the religious, political, and cultural developments of the modern world.

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ISBN: 9780754662150
Publication date: 28th April 2008
Author: Anne J Cruz
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 204 pages
Series: Transculturalisms, 1400-1700
Genres: Language teaching and learning
Language: reference and general
Literary studies: general
History and Archaeology