From "Philip the Great" to the "Pacific King". Festive and funeral speeches during the reign of Philip IV

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Published: 20-04-2012

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José Jaime García Bernal
Universidad de Sevilla
Spain
No 20 (2011): Poder, imagen, opinión pública y propaganda en la Edad Moderna, Articles
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15304/ohm.20.8
Submitted: 20-04-2012 Accepted: 20-04-2012 Published: 20-04-2012
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This article studies the evolution of the image of King Philippe IV based on thefuneral and festive discourses during his long reign. We emphasized the ability of this kindof texts in order to keep a fluid relation with others narrative genres us history or mythology.The paper distinguishes two phases. In the first one, the discourses develop the heroic imageof “Philippe the Great” and his own rhetorical space: the prince agonistic theatre. The second one exposes the image of “The pacific King”, the virtuous Prince who governs the kingdom,faithful to the catholic religion.

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Baroque festivals, Baroque historiography, Mythology, Funeral rites, Philippe IV
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