SYMBOLICS OF ROYAL CITY ENTERING UNDER THE RENAISSANCE
Abstract
Political power under the Renaissance to a large extent had a symbolic basis. Researchers define Renaissance culture as a «culture of visibility» where everything that could influence feelings and imagination of people took special place. At that period music, architecture, figurative arts, theatre and literature were widely used for political objectives. Excessive symbolism of Renaissance, rise of spectacles and theatrical rituals contributed to gradual acquiring of new meaning by the traditional forms of socio-political life. The article considers the symbolics of royalty by the example of the festival of the ruler’s entering into dependent city. Its antic and medieval origins as well as peculiarities of its transformation during 15–16 centuries are analyzed.
About the Author
N. I. Makarova
Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management, Novosibirsk
Russian Federation
PhD, Chair of Philosophy
Russian Federation
PhD, Chair of Philosophy
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Makarova N.I. SYMBOLICS OF ROYAL CITY ENTERING UNDER THE RENAISSANCE. Vestnik NSUEM. 2013;(3):192-200. (In Russ.)
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