Title: Politics and the arts in Lisbon and Rome : the Roman dream of John V of Portugal /
Authors: Diez del Corral Corredoira, Pilar; Voltaire Foundation
Year: 2019
Subjects: Art Portugal; Music Portugal; Politics and culture Portugal History; Art; Civilization Italian influences; Music; Politics and government; Portugal History; Portugal Civilization Italian influences; Portugal Cultural policy Italian influences.; Rome (Italy) History; Portugal Politics and government; Italy Rome; Portugal
Abstract: "Dealing with a complex king, this edited collection elucidates a monarch's vision of Rome that deeply affected his political choices and cultural policy during the first half of the eighteenth century. John V of Portugal became king in 1707 in a pivotal moment for the European balance of power. The kingdom of Portugal was still demanding the same privileges as its powerful neighbours, and the relation with Rome was considered a vehicle to obtain them. The arts and music had a special and unprecedented place in the king's plans, and this book approaches that dynamic from several interdisciplinary perspectives. The unifying thread across this book's articles remains the omnipresence of Rome as a paradigm on several levels : political, religious, intellectual, artistic and musical. Rather than providing an exhaustive analysis of the period as a whole, this study offers a fresh approach for English readers to this classic, but little-known, topic in Portuguese national historiography"--Back cover.