Abstract

Abstract A study of two Curiosity chapbooks that bring together most disparate elements articulated only in relation to Queen Catherine of Bragança (1638-1705): her wedding to Charles II of England justify the presence of the epitalamic components (celebratory poems on the political dimensions of the event, erotic and eschatologic poetry); documents relative to the destitution of her brother, Afonso VI of Portugal; poetry and documents on the queen's support for Portuguese Jews and converts; formulae and instructions of interest to decorative arts, pastimes and plays with words. By been yuxtaposed, all these elements engage in a dialogue that allow readings different from the meanings each entry has separately.

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