Protagonists of War - Raymond Fagel

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Auteur(s) : Raymond Fagel

Editeur : Leuven University Press

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 31/12/2020

Nombre de pages : 388

Expédition : 760

ISBN : 9789462702875

Résumé :

Abbreviations
Introduction
Words of gratitude
Chapter I: Captain Juli?n: the hero of the battlefield
Chapter II: Sancho D?vila: the champion of Catholic Spain
Chapter III: Crist?bal de Mondrag?n: the good Spaniard
Chapter IV: Francisco de Vald?s: the exemplary soldier
General conclusion: episodic war narratives in comparison
Bibliography Index

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Biographie:
Raymond Fagel is lecturer in early modern history at the Institute of History, Leiden University....

Sommaire:

A new vision on the Revolt of the Low Countries through the eyes of Spanish commanders

Juli?n Romero, Sancho D?vila, Crist?bal de Mondrag?n, and Francisco de Vald?s were prominent Spanish military commanders during the first decade of the Revolt in the Low Countries (1567-1577). Occupying key positions in this conflict, they featured as central characters in various war narratives and episodical descriptions of the events they were involved in, ranging from chronicles, poems, theatre plays, engravings, and songs to news pamphlets. To this day, they still figure as protagonists of historical novels: brave heroes in some, cruel oppressors in others. Yet personal, first-hand accounts also exist. Archival research into the letters written by these commanders now makes it possible to include their perspectives and the way they describe their own experiences. Looking Protagonists of War provides the reader with an alternative reading of the Revolt, contrasting the subjective experiences of these protagonists with fictionalised perceptions.

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