The War Trumpet by Emiro Martnez-Osorio, Mercedes Blanco - 9781487546328

The War TrumpetIberian Epic Poetry, 1543-1639\nAuthor(s): Emiro Martnez-Osorio, Mercedes Blanco\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487546328, 978-1487546328\nSynopsis\nThe epic poems written during the rise of Portugal and Spain on the global stage often dealt with topics quite unimaginable to the likes of Virgil or Homer. These poems reveal the astounding opportunities for upward social mobility and self-promotion afforded by broader access to print and the vast amount of knowledge and material wealth accrued through maritime exploration. Iberian poets of the period were quite cognizant of their ventures into uncharted territory, and that awareness informed their literary journeys.\n\n The War Trumpet features nine substantial essays that expand our understanding of Iberian Renaissance epic poetry by posing questions seldom raised in relation to poems such as La Araucana, Os Lusadas, Carlo famoso, El .