Contested nobility: Politics, astrology, religion and geography in Agustín de Rojas’ El buen repúblico

• John Giblin ^[1]
  1. [1] Augusta University

     Augusta University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Bulletin of Spanish Studies, ISSN-e 1478-3428, ISSN 1475-3820, Vol. 102, Nº 7, 2025, págs. 1369-1417
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article draws on the concepts of miscellany, self-fashioning and imitation to analyse how the former actor, author and playwright, Agustín de Rojas, informs a wide audience while fashioning a courtly identity and defending his claim to minor nobility (hidalguía) throughout El buen repúblico (1611). This study analyzes how Rojas’ strategies for self-fashioning come into conflict with the Inquisition in the 1612 Índice. Supplementary appendices offer specific textual comparisons and provide a guide for navigating the epistolary miscellany’s copious erudition and borrowings and may inspire future studies, an updated critical edition or an English translation of this invaluable miscellany.