Gaspar Sanz's ‘Ecos Sagrados de la Fama Gloriosa de Innocencio XI’ (1681) and clerical cultures of diversion in Baroque Spain

This article analyses the Ecos sagrados de la fama gloriosa de Innocencio XI, an elaborate panegyric by the Spanish priest and musician Gaspar Sanz written in 1681 in praise of the reigning pope. The Ecos sagrados is built around the concept of an echo poem, which in turn inspires seven prose discou...

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Main Author: Pattenden, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
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title_short Gaspar Sanz's ‘Ecos Sagrados de la Fama Gloriosa de Innocencio XI’ (1681) and clerical cultures of diversion in Baroque Spain
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