Elizabeth I

The Voice of a Monarch
2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-62105-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Queenship and Power

This groundbreaking book combines literary interpretation, gender analysis, and cultural, political, and diplomatic history to examine how Elizabeth I used the discourse of love to establish her political power, assert her right to marry or not, and rule the country herself either way.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bell, I.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From Princess to Prince: a Brief Life Story The Art of Poetry, the Art of Courtship: Elizabeth and the Elizabethans The Pre-coronation Procession: So Prince-like a Voice Early Days: Parliamentary Speech (1559) and the Woodstock Epigrams Diplomacy and Correspondency: Elizabeth's Reported Speech Parliamentary Speeches (1563, 1566) and the Psalter Posie Popular Debate and Courtly Dialogue: Always her Own Free Woman On Monsieur's Departure: I love, and yet am Forced to seem to Hate

Über Autor(innen)

ILONA BELL is the Clarke Professor of English at Williams College, USA.