Kingship and Propaganda: Royal Eloquence and the Crown of Aragon c. 1200-1450 (Oxford Historical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Suzanne F. Cawsey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0199251851 | ISBN-13: 978-0199251858 | Publication Date: August 29, 2002

In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the Crown of Aragon was a rapidly expanding and powerful political unit with an original form of representative government. Throughout this period a series of energetic and talented rulers sought to maintain royal authority and govern their realms effectively. Their persuasive rhetoric, and that of their advisers, is preserved in the archives of the Crown of Aragon in Barcelona, which provide a rich and under-exploited vein of source material for historians. There are long letters to their subjects, historical works, and the proceedings of the cortes, where the kings and queens persuaded their reluctant subjects to grant taxes and to support their decisions. Suzanne F. Cawsey examines the tradition of royal eloquence, thereby illuminating the nature of political discourse and persuasion in medieval Aragon and exploring the key ideas shared by the king and the political classes of the kingdom.

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"Cawsey has done us a valuable service in ipening up a new line of inquiry, forcing us to confront again the question of how these rulers accomplished what they did." --SpeculumR

About the Author

Suzanne F. Cawsey is at Operations Manager, The Historical Association.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199251851
• ISBN-13: 978-0199251858
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,019,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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