Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. CHAPTER I. Festivals in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain: An Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER II. The Meaning of Festivals: A Typology 34
7. CHAPTER III. Royal Entries, Princely Visits, Triumphal Celebrations in Spain, c. 1327–1640 68
8. CHAPTER IV. The Structure of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Royal Entry: Change and Continuity 113
9. CHAPTER V. A King Goes Traveling: Philip II in the Crown of Aragon, 1585–86 and 1592 146
10. CHAPTER VI. Martial Festivals and the Chivalrous Imaginary 193
11. CHAPTER VII. Kings and Knights at Play in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain 210
12. CHAPTER VIII. From Carnival to Corpus Christi 246
13. CHAPTER IX. Noncalendrical Festivals: Life Cycles and Power 293
14. Conclusion 331
15. APPENDIX. The Feasts of May 1428 at Valladolid 335
16. Bibliography 339
17. Index 345