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Warnings to the Kings and Advice on Restoring Spain: A Bilingual Edition
Contributor(s): de Guevara, María (Author), Romero-Díaz, Nieves (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0226140814     ISBN-13: 9780226140810
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
OUR PRICE: $34.65  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: During a pivotal point in Spanish history, aristocrat Maria de Guevara (?-1683) produced two extraordinary essays that appealed for strong leadership, protested political corruption, and demanded the inclusion of women in the court's decision making. "Treaty" gave Philip IV practical suggestions for fighting the war against Portugal and "Disenchantments" counseled the king-to-be, Charles II, on strategies to raise the country's status in Europe. This annotated bilingual edition, featuring Nieves Romero-Diaz's adroit translation, reproduces Guevara's polemics for the first time.
Guevara's provocative writings call on Spanish women to bare the responsibility equally with men for restoring Spain's power in Europe and elsewhere. The collection also includes examples of Guevara's shorter writings that exemplify her ability to speak on matters of state, network with dignitaries, and govern family affairs. Witty, ironic, and rhetorically sophisticated, Guevara's essays provide a fresh perspective on the possibilities for women in the public sphere in seventeenth-century Spain.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Spain & Portugal
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Dewey: 946.052
LCCN: 2007013778
Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6.65" W x 8.91" L (0.61 lbs) 180 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Spanish
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Index
 
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During a pivotal point in Spanish history, aristocrat María de Guevara (?-1683) produced two extraordinary essays that appealed for strong leadership, protested political corruption, and demanded the inclusion of women in the court's decision making. "Treaty" gave Philip IV practical suggestions for fighting the war against Portugal and "Disenchantments" counseled the king-to-be, Charles II, on strategies to raise the country's status in Europe. This annotated bilingual edition, featuring Nieves Romero-Díaz's adroit translation, reproduces Guevara's polemics for the first time.

Guevara's provocative writings call on Spanish women to bear the responsibility equally with men for restoring Spain's power in Europe and elsewhere. The collection also includes examples of Guevara's shorter writings that exemplify her ability to speak on matters of state, network with dignitaries, and govern family affairs. Witty, ironic, and rhetorically sophisticated, Guevara's essays provide a fresh perspective on the possibilities for women in the public sphere in seventeenth-century Spain.
 
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