J.R. Mulryne - Occasions of State: Early Modern European Festivals and the Negotiation of Power

This sixth volume in the European Festival Studies series stems from a joint conference (Venice, 2013) between the Society for European Festivals Research and the European Science Foundations PALATIUM project. Drawing on up-to-date scholarship, a Europe-wide group of early-career and experienced academics provides a unique account of spectacular occasions of state which influenced the political, social and cultural lives of contemporary societies. International pan-European turbulence associated with post-Reformation religious conflict supplies the context within which the book explores how the periods rulers and lite families competed for power in a forecast of todays divided world.

J.R. Mulryne is Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick, UK.

Krista De Jonge is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Leuven.

R.L.M. (Richard) Morris is a Supervisor in History at the University of Cambridge.

Pieter Martens is Assistant Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Series Editors:

J.R. Mulryne
University of Warwick, UK
Margaret Shewring
University of Warwick, UK
Margaret M. McGowan
CBE, FBA, University of Sussex, UK

This series, in association with the Society for European Festivals Research, builds on the current surge of interest in the circumstances of European Festivals their political, religious, social, economic and cultural implications as well as the detailed analysis of their performance (including ephemeral architecture, scenography, scripts, music and soundscape, dance, costumes, processions and fireworks) in both indoor and outdoor locations.

Festivals were interdisciplinary and, on occasion, international in scope. They drew on a rich classical heritage and developed a shared pan-European iconography as well as exploiting regional and site-specific features. They played an important part in local politics and the local economy, as well as international negotiations and the conscious presentation of power, sophistication and national identity.

The series, including both essay collections and monographs, seeks to analyse the characteristics of individual festivals as well as to explore generic themes. It draws on a wealth of archival documentary evidence, alongside the resources of galleries and museums, to study the historical, literary, performance and material culture of these extravagant occasions of state.

Edited by J.R. Mulryne, Krista De Jonge, R.L.M. Morris and Pieter Martens

First published 2019
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