A companion to early modern Naples / edited by Tommaso Astarita.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Astarita, Tommaso.

Series:

Brill's companions to European history ; 2.

Brill's Companions to European History ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Naples (Italy).

History.

Naples (Italy)--History--1503-1734.

Naples (Italy).

Naples (Italy)--History--1734-1860.

Naples (Italy)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (600 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Naples was one of the largest cities in early modern Europe, and for about two centuries the largest city in the global empire ruled by the kings of Spain. Its crowded and noisy streets, the height of its buildings, the number and wealth of its churches and palaces, the celebrated natural beauty of its location, the many antiquities scattered in its environs, the fiery volcano looming over it, the drama of its people’s devotions, the size and liveliness - to put it mildly - of its plebs, all made Naples renowned and at times notorious across Europe. The new essays in this volume aim to introduce this important, fascinating, and bewildering city to readers unfamiliar with its history. Contributors are: Tommaso Astarita, John Marino, Giovanni Muto, Vladimiro Valerio, Gaetano Sabatini, Aurelio Musi, Giulio Sodano, Carlos José Hernando Sánchez, Elisa Novi Chavarria, Gabriel Guarino, Giovanni Romeo, Peter Mazur, Angelantonio Spagnoletti, J. Nicholas Napoli, Gaetana Cantone, Anthony DelDonna, Sean Cocco, Melissa Calaresu, Nancy Canepa, David Gentilcore, Diana Carrió-Invernizzi, and Anna Maria Rao. The publisher, editor, and contributors mourn the passing of Gaetana Cantone, who died in April 2013.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: “Naples is the Whole World” / Tommaso Astarita

1. Constructing the Past of Early Modern Naples: Sources and Historiography / John A. Marino

2. Urban Structures and Population / Giovanni Muto

3. Representation and Self-Perception: Plans and Views of Naples in the Early Modern Period / Vladimiro Valerio

4. Economy and Finance in Early Modern Naples / Gaetano Sabatini

5. Governing the City / Giulio Sodano

6. Political History / Aurelio Musi

7. Nation and Ceremony: Political Uses of Urban Space in Viceregal Naples / Carlos José Hernando Sánchez

8. The Space of Women / Elisa Novi Chavarria

9. The Naples Elites between City and Kingdom / Angelantonio Spagnoletti

10. A Mediterranean Port in the Confessional Age: Religious Minorities in Early Modern Naples / Peter A. Mazur

11. Inquisition and Church in Early Modern Naples / Giovanni Romeo

12. Public Rituals and Festivals in Naples, 1503–1799 / Gabriel Guarino

13. Tempi sì calamitosi: Epidemic Disease and Public Health / David Gentilcore

14. The Visual Arts / J. Nicholas Napoli

15. The City’s Architecture / Gaetana Cantone

16. Neapolitan Musical Culture in the Early Modern Period / Anthony R. DelDonna

17. Royal and Viceregal Art Patronage in Naples (1500–1800) / Diana Carrió-Invernizzi

18. The Enlightenment in Naples / Melissa Calaresu

19. Literary Culture in Naples, 1500–1800 / Nancy L. Canepa

20. Locating the Natural Sciences in Early Modern Naples / Sean Cocco

Conclusion: Why Naples’s History Matters / Anna Maria Rao

Glossary of Important Italian Terms Used in Several Essays

Kings, Viceroys, and Archbishops

Bibliography

Index

Illustrations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25183-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004251830 DOI