| High and Mighty Queens of Early Modern England: Realities and Representations 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Levin, Carole (Editor), Barrett-Graves, D. (Editor), Carney, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403960887 ISBN-13: 9781403960887 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: ""High and Mighty Queens" of Early Modern England" is a truly interdisciplinary anthology of essays including articles on such actual queen regnants as Mary I and Elizabeth I, and queen consorts such as Anne Boleyn, Anna of Denmark, and Henrietta Maria. The collection also deals with a number of literary representations of earlier historical queens such as Cleopatra, and semi-historical ones such as Gertrude, Tamora, and Lady Macbeth, and such fictional ones as Hermione and the queen of "Cymbeline, "all of them Shakespeare characters. This fascinating look at Renaissance queens also examines myth and folklore, Romantic or Victorian representations, and the depictions of queens like Catherine de Medici of France in twentieth century film. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 2002032205 |
| Series: Queenship and Power |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.86" W x 8.72" (0.95 lbs) 271 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: High and Mighty Queens of Early Modern England is a truly interdisciplinary anthology of essays including articles on such actual queen regnants as Mary I and Elizabeth I, and queen consorts such as Anne Boleyn, Anna of Denmark, and Henrietta Maria. The collection also deals with a number of literary representations of earlier historical queens such as Cleopatra, and semi-historical ones such as Gertrude, Tamora, and Lady Macbeth, and such fictional ones as Hermione and the queen of Cymbeline, all of them Shakespeare characters. This fascinating look at Renaissance queens also examines myth and folklore, Romantic or Victorian representations, and the depictions of queens like Catherine de Medici of France in twentieth century film. |
