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Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens

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Description for Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens Paperback. This is a lively and erudite collection, unusual in an especially appealing way: not only are there essays about a range of queens and how they were represented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but the book contains modern poetry and short plays about these same queens, allowing a multi-faceted way of understanding and appreciating them. Editor(s): Levin, Carole. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens is a lively and erudite collection, unusual in an especially appealing way. This collection of essays shows how queens were represented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance through primary accounts, chronicles, and literary representations. The book also contains modern poetry and short plays about these same queens, allowing readers to understand and appreciate them both intellectually and emotionally. Contributors study a wide range of queens including such famous and fascinating women as Queen Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Hecuba, the Empress Matilda, Mary Stuart, Margaret of Anjou, Catherine of Aragon, and the pirate queen Grace ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Queenship and Power
Condition
New
Weight
413g
Number of Pages
299
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137601322
SKU
V9781137601322
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 10 to 12 working days
Ref
99-15

About Christine Stewart-Nunez
Carole Levin is Willa Cather Professor of History and Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, USA. Her previous books include Dreaming the English Renaissance (2008) and The Reign of Elizabeth I (2003). She co-edits the Queenship and Power series with Charles Beem. Christine Stewart-Nunez is Associate Professor of English at ... Read more

Reviews for Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens
This collection is quite exceptional in its gathering of essays on early modern views of queens along with contemporary depictions and reputations. ... This collection should be read by scholars and students alike who appreciate queens, queenship, and their ever-fascinating relevancy to modern culture. (Valerie Schutte, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 3 (2), 2016)

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