Several Echoes of the Classical Antiquity in the Biography of Philip II by Baltasar Porreño Cover Image

Algunos ecos de la antigüedad clásica en la biografía de Felipe II escrita por Baltasar Porreño
Several Echoes of the Classical Antiquity in the Biography of Philip II by Baltasar Porreño

Author(s): Carmen Burcea, Alexandra Lițu
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Sociology of Culture, 16th Century, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Philip II of Spain,Baltasar Porreño; biography; classical models; praise;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to track several classical sources and models used by the polygrapher Baltasar Porreño y Mora (1569-1639) in his work dedicated to Philip the Prudent (1527-1598): “Dichos y hechos del Rey Don Philipe Segundo, el prudente. Potentísimo y glorioso Monarca de las Españas y de las Indias”.

  • Issue Year: 3/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 101-118
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Spanish
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