Robison History, Fiction, and The Tudors

Sex, Politics, Power, and Artistic License in the Showtime Television Series
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-43883-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Queenship and Power

This is the first book-length study of the award-winning historical drama The Tudors . In this volume twenty distinguished scholars separate documented history, plausible invention, and outright fantasy in a lively series of scholarly, but accessible and engaging essays. The contributors explore topics including Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, his other wives and family, gender and sex, kingship, the court, religion, and entertainments.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robison, William B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

.Introduction William B. Robison.-.Chapter 1 Henry VIII in  The Tudors : Romantic Renaissance Warrior or Soap Opera Playboy? William B. Robison.-.Chapter 2 Catherine of Aragon in  The Tudors : Dark Hair, Devotion, and Dignity in Despair William B. Robison.-.Chapter 3  The Tudors , Natalie Dormer, and Our ‘Default’ Anne Susan Bordo.-.Chapter 4 The Last Four Queens of Henry VIII in  The Tudors  Retha Warnicke.-.Chapter 5 The Significance of the King’s Children in  The Tudors  Carole Levin and Estelle Paranque.-.Chapter 6 The King’s Sister(s), Mistresses, Bastard(s), and ‘Uncle’ in  The Tudors  [Tentative Title] Kristen Walton.-.Chapter 7 The King’s In-Laws in  The Tudors  Anne Throckmorton.-.Chapter 8 The King’s Friends in  The Tudors  [Tentative Title] Victor Stater.-.Chapter 9 Postmodern and Conservative: The King’s Ministers in  The Tudors  Robin Hermann.-.Chapter 10 A Cardboard Crown: Kingship in  The Tudors  Glenn Richardson.-.Chapter 11  The Tudors  and the Tudor Court: Know Your Symptom Tom Betteridge.-.Chapter 12 The Dyer’s Hands Are Always Stained: Religion and the Clergy in  The Tudors  Caroline Armbruster.-.Chapter 13 Fact, Fiction, and Fantasy: Conspiracy and Rebellion in  The Tudors  Keith Altazin.-.Chapter 14 Crime, Punishment, and Violence in  The Tudors  Krista Kesserling.-.Chapter 15 Humanism and Humanitarianism in  The Tudors  Samantha Perez.-.Chapter 16 All That Glitters Is (Fool’s) Gold: The Depiction of Court Entertainment in  The Tudors  Carlie Pendleton.-.Chapter 17 Holbein and the Artistic  Mise-en-Scène  of  The Tudors  Tatiana C. String.-.Chapter 18 Fashionable Fiction: The Significance of the Costumes in  The Tudors  Maria Hayward.-.Chapter 19 Putting Women in Their Place: Gender, Sex, and Rape in  The Tudors  Megan L. Hickerson.-.Chapter 20 Incomplete Prescription: Maladies and Medicine in The Tudors Elizabeth Lane Furdell.-

Über Autor(innen)

William B. Robison is Professor of History and Head of the Department of History and Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University, USA. He is the author of articles on history and popular culture, co-author of The Tudors on Film and Television , and co-editor of the Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England and Historical Dictionary of Stuart England.