Las historias de vidas en el siglo XVII: Juan Pablo Martir Rizo
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Title
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Las historias de vidas en el siglo XVII: Juan Pablo Martir Rizo
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:5b9f1388294f:11765
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identifier
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12404
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Creator
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Bazet-Broitman, Graciela,
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Contributor
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Lia Schwartz
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Date
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2013
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Language
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Spanish
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Literature | Biographies | historias de vidas | Martir Rizo
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines the role of the historias de vida (stories of lives) in XVII century Spain with particular focus on the stories of lives written by Juan Pablo Martir Rizo. The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to discuss the genre of said writings, which some critics, based on an apparent lack of concern by Martir Rizo for historical documents and facts, have categorized as literature and, therefore, fiction, but which some others consider as truly historiographical texts; 2) to contest the characteristic of "practical" that was given by a particular critic to the historiography of the Spanish Baroque because one of its main objectives was to influence the readers and move them to carry out certain actions and abstain from others.;To be able to arrive to a solid conclusion to both problems, the study first presents a brief but thorough historical background that focuses on the writing of the stories of lives and its relationship with literature and history, as well as on the role attributed to history in the various periods since the surfacing of the first bioi in ancient Greece. This study also analyzes the philosophical background that permeates the prevalent worldview during Spanish Golden Age, namely two schools of thought: skepticism and neo-stoicism. The study goes on to analyze in detail three of the four stories of lives written by Martir Rizo, particularly centering on the historical sources and the many digressions that Martir Rizo introduces and are such a fundamental component of his lives. Finally, this study considers three questions the responses to which were essential to determine the genre of Martir Rizo's stories of lives and the place that the Spanish author allocated to historical facts: 1) How were his works considered by his readers? 2) How were these works classified in the libraries of his time? 3) Which were the historical sources available to Martir Rizo and what use if any did he make of them?
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Hispanic & Luso Brazilian Literatures & Languages
