Poesía clandestina y de protesta política del Siglo de Oro

This anthology addresses a common oversight in the study and dissemination of Spanish Golden Age literature: the critical poetry written in secret. With this in mind, over one hundred texts have been selected, spanning the reigns of Philip III, Philip IV, and Charles II. These works offer a fascinating glimpse into both the satirical talent of their authors and the political and moral concerns of a turbulent era marked by tensions between noble factions. A display of malicious intent and destructive wit that, perhaps, the passage of time has rendered even more clandestine than it once was.