David Rizzio at the Scottish Court

History and Myth across Arts and Media

AvEmanuela Patti

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Visual and Material Cultures of Scotland

1 168 kr

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Beskrivning

This book studies the multifaceted impact of David Rizzio (c. 1533-1566), the Italian musician and courtier whose murder at the Palace of Holyroodhouse reshaped the destiny of Mary, Queen of Scots. Remembered as a figure of scandal and romance, Rizzio has inspired fascination for over 450 years. This book traces his many reimaginings across Britain and continental Europe, from early diplomatic newsletters to various art forms including painting, literature and music. By following his story across Scotland, England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, chapters in the book highlight the strikingly transnational reach of his legend. They show how Rizzio became a cultural icon and reassess his enduring significance in Scottish/British cultural memory and identity and their wider European contexts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-31
Mått:170 x 244 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Visual and Material Cultures of Scotland
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399552417

Utforska kategorier

Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Emanuela Patti is Lecturer in Italian at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of Pasolini After Dante (2016) and Opera aperta: Italian electronic literature from the 1960s to the present (2022).

Recensioner i media

This highly innovative volume offers an unprecedented view of Rizzio as a historical figure rather than a footnote in the story of Mary, Queen of Scots. It also lays bare the rich and fascinating story of his cultural afterlife, from contemporary pamphlets to an extraordinary range of media, literature, and especially music.

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: David Rizzio: History and Myth across Arts and MediaEmanuela PattiPart I: History and Myth: Life and Death of David Rizzio as a Courtier1. David Riccio. Portrait of a SecretaryLucinda Byatt2. David Ricciolo, accorto, savio virtuoso: The Birth of the Myth in the Medici AvvisiCarlotta PaltrinieriPart II: Painting: David Rizzio’s Visual Representation across Centuries3. Building a Story: The Iconography of David RizzioAlessandra Zamperini4. Sir Walter Scott’s Victims of Progress: David Rizzio and Mary Queen of Scots in Sir William Allan’s The Murder of Rizzio (1833)Robin BailliePart III: Music and Opera: The Myth of David Rizzio5. The Blast of a Different Trumpet: David Rizzio’s Operatic AfterlifeTerence Sinclair6. The Rizzio Guitar: A Little Scotch Mist?John ReevePart IV: Literature, Cinema and Theatre: Portrayals of David Rizzio as ‘Other’7. Romantic To Contemporary Mythscapes: The Entangled Otherness of David Rizzio in Scottish LiteratureCarla Sassi8. The Queer Foreigner: Portrayals of David Rizzio in Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and Liz Lochhead’s Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off (1989)Domenico Di RosaAppendixBibliography