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T1 E duobus elige: The Becket “Devise” and Elizabeth I’s Spanish Dilemma
A1 Sáez Hidalgo, Ana
K1 Devise
K1 Elizabeth I
K1 Thomas Becket
K1 5505.10 Filología
AB In 1592, a group of English Catholics living in Continental exile commemorated the feast of Thomas Becket with local authorities in the Spanish city of Seville. Though surviving information about the event is sparse, this article reconstructs the complex design behind one of the most extraordinary elements in the celebration: a “devise” or visual poem featuring a representation of Elizabeth I confronted with a political and moral dilemma. The poem’s messages, intended to reach a mixed Anglo-Spanish audience, were displayed through multiple symbolic and rhetorical strategies to resignify the past and make it relatable to them—and to Elizabeth.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 0034-4338
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79846
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79846
LA eng
NO Renaissance Quarterly, 2025, vol.78, n.3, p.773-809
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 19-nov-2025