Transcending Textuality

Transcending Textuality, Volume 1, offers a scholarly examination of post-Trent political culture through the works of Francisco de Quevedo. This work of literary criticism analyzes the tension between spectacle and print as competing methods of transmitting authority. By exploring court ceremonies, devotional rituals, and classical oratory, the text identifies how Quevedo utilized theatrical conceptions of power within the realms of poetry and language arts and disciplines.

The author demonstrates how Quevedo navigated the shift toward an impersonalized world of print while maintaining an investment in physical and emotional display. This study of European, Spanish, and Portuguese publishing reveals a poetic strategy designed to preserve the qualities of live performance within written text. Transcending Textuality provides a detailed analysis of how these conflicting modes of communication shaped the intellectual landscape of the era.