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Comte Dessex
Corneille, Thomas. Ed(S): Gibson, Wendy
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Description for Comte Dessex
Paperback. This is a volume in the series Textes litteraires/Exeter French Texts. If Elizabeth I of England thought to rid herself forever of Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, by sending him to the scaffold she was very much mistaken, since his name, intertwined with hers, has traversed four centuries. Editor(s): Gibson, Wendy. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 92 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
If Elizabeth I of England thought to rid herself forever of Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, by sending him to the scaffold she was very much mistaken, since his name, intertwined with hers, has traversed four centuries. Amongst those who realized the dramatic possibilities of the death of the Queen’s favourite was Thomas Corneille, a Frenchman. His interpretation of the motives and actions of the principal protagonists reflected the taste of his contemporaries in 1678 and helped prolong the popularity of the story into the eighteenth century.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
Series
Exeter French Texts
Number of Pages
92
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859896665
SKU
V9780859896665
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About Corneille, Thomas. Ed(S): Gibson, Wendy
Wendy Gibson is a lecturer in French Studies at the University of Reading.
Reviews for Comte Dessex
'Wendy Gibson has provided a clear and helpful Introduction, . . . Her annotations and footnotes are both erudite and illuminating.' (New Zealand Journal of French Studies, Volume 24 No 1, 2003)