Propaganda contra el poder absoluto en 1837: José Muñoz Maldonado

This article analyses the drama Antonio Perez and Philip II, by the writer and historian José Muñoz Maldonado. This drama was premiered at the most difficult moments of the First Carlist War. Evidence is provided of how the author used the figure of Philip II as an instrument of propaganda: he wante...

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Published in:Bulletin of Hispanic studies (Liverpool : Liverpool University Press : 1996) 2014-01, Vol.91 (4), p.365-382
Main Author: Dorado, Ana-Isabel
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:This article analyses the drama Antonio Perez and Philip II, by the writer and historian José Muñoz Maldonado. This drama was premiered at the most difficult moments of the First Carlist War. Evidence is provided of how the author used the figure of Philip II as an instrument of propaganda: he wanted to inspire horror against the arbitrariness and tyranny of non-constitutional monarchies and thus contribute to the liberal cause of Isabel II, as other writers were doing at the time. (Author abstract)
ISSN:1475-3839
1478-3398
DOI:10.3828/bhs.2014.24