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Author Bussels, Stijn

Title Spectacle, rhetoric and power : the triumphal entry of Prince Philip of Spain into Antwerp / by Stijn Bussels
Published Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations
Series Ludus ; v. 11
Ludus ; v. 11.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Sources of the Entry into Antwerp of 1549; II. A Forum for the Confirmation of Power Relations; III. The Entry into Antwerp Mirrored in Time and Space; IV. The Antwerp Entry and Studia Humanitatis; Coda; Bibliography; Index
Summary In 1549, Prince Philip of Spain made his entry into Antwerp together with his father, Emperor Charles V. For this occasion the rich city of commerce was transformed into a large theatrical space with triumphal arches and 'tableaux vivants' as stage settings. The citizens and the princes acted as actors in a splendid parade, a battle array of four thousand participants, impressive tournaments and a huge firework display. This resulted in one of the most expensive and impressive festivities of the early modern period. The organizing municipality drew on various theatrical genres in an effort to bring about a renewal in the existing power relations between the Habsburg rulers and themselves, as well as the relations of the rulers with the population. Exactly how the city and the monarch were depicted was illustrative of the precious balance of power between the Habsburgs and the city fathers and of both parties toward their respective subjects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 -- Travel -- Belgium -- Antwerp
SUBJECT Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 fast
Subject Processions -- Belgium -- Antwerp -- History -- 16th century
Festivals -- Belgium -- Antwerp -- History -- 16th century
Pageants -- Belgium -- Antwerp -- History -- 16th century
Power (Social sciences) -- History -- 16th century
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Festivals
Kings and rulers
Pageants
Power (Social sciences)
Processions
Travel
SUBJECT Spain -- Kings and rulers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87001766
Antwerp (Belgium) -- History -- 16th century
Subject Belgium -- Antwerp
Spain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9042034718
9789042034716
9789401207515
9401207518