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<p>The first in-depth analysis of some of the most important epic poems of the Spanish Golden Age, <i>Myth and Identity in the Epic of Imperial Spain</i> breathes new life into five of these long- neglected texts. Elizabeth Davis demonstrates that the epic must not be overlooked, for doing so creates a significant gap in one's ability to appraise not only the cultural practice of the imperial age, but also the purest expression of its ideology.</p> <p>Davis's study focuses on heroic poetry written from 1569 to 1611, including Alonso de Ercilla's <i>La Araucana,</i> undeniably the most significant epic poem of its time. Also included are Diego de Hojeda's <i>La Christiada,</i> Juan Rufo's <i>La Austriada,</i>. Lope de Vega's <i>Jerusalén Conquistada,</i> and Cristóbal de Virués's <i>Historia del Monserrate.</i></p> <p>Examining these epics as the major site for the construction of cultural identities and Renaissance nationalist myths, Davis analyzes the means by which the epic constructs a Spanish sense of self. Because this sense of identity is not easily susceptible to direct representation, it is often derived in opposition to an "other," which serves to reaffirm Spanish cultural

Author

Elizabeth B. Davis

Publisher

Columbia ; London: University of Missouri Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826262158

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, History