If not, not : the oath of the Aragonese and the legendary laws of Sobrarbe / Ralph E. Giesey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giesey, Ralph E., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 2043

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oaths--Spain--Aragon--History.

Oaths.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The oath of the Aragonese and the legendary laws of Sobrarbe.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1968.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the 1560's and the 1570's, several authors outside of Spain recorded the text of an oath supposedly uttered by the Aragonese people when they received their king. While most modern historians doubt the authenticity of the oath, they agree that it has frequently served the purposes of political propaganda whenever an Aragonese patriot has wished to epitomize his nation's tradition of resistance to tyranny. This book studies the oath "We, who are worth as much as you, take you as our king, provided that you preserve our laws and liberties, and if not, not" as an example of historiographical fiction which belongs to a complex of legal-historical legends about the origins of Aragon. Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations

Chapter I. Introduction

Chapter II. The Oath in 16th-Century Writings

Chapter III. False Fueros I-IV

Chapter IV. False Fueros V and VI: The Sagarra Story

Chapter V. The Sobrarbe Legend and the False Fueros: 1450-1588

Chapter VI. Royal Oaths in Aragon and the Oath of the Aragonese

Chapter VII. If Not, Not Slogan and Legend

Appendices

Selected and Indexed Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691649238

0691649235

9781400875443

1400875447

OCLC:

966854634