IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 113: Henry the Navigator and the Complexities, Origins, and Transformations of the Mito Henriquino in the 15th Century
Monday 12 July 2010, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Centro de História de Além-Mar, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
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Organiser: | Angelo Cattaneo, Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
Moderator/Chair: | Luís Miguel Duarte, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto / Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar 'Cultura, Espaço e Memória' |
Paper 113-a | Henry, Duke of Viseo, a Manipulator Who Invented his Own Legend (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 113-b | The Myth of Henry the Navigator and the Echo of Portuguese Discoveries in 15th-Century Venice (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Maritime and Naval Studies, Politics and Diplomacy, Science |
Paper 113-c | The Appropriation of the Memory of the Infante Henrique at the Beginning of the Império Manuelino (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | This session aims to illuminate three main components of Henry the Navigator mythography prevalent during the 15th century, investigating the functions, interrelations, and historical implications of said components. João Paulo Costa will investigate the methods through which the Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu, invented, cultivated, and promoted his own mythical personage, both in Portugal and internationally. |