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Stuart, Lady Arbella

 
9780195087185: The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart
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ISBN 10 : 0195087186 ISBN 13 : 9780195087185
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Lady Arbella Stuart, claimant to the English throne, has traditionally been portrayed as either a hero or fool for marrying against King James's edict and attempting to flee from France. This is Stuart's story as she tells it in more than one hundred letters written to relatives, her husband, the royal family, public officials, and friends. Based largely on original manuscripts, this volume reveals a powerful personal and public drama, as Stuart's royal birth and demand for independence place her in conflict with Queen Elizabeth and King James. Verbally gifted, Stuart creates a fictional lover, maneuvers within the patronage network, and, after her marriage, applies her considerable rhetorical skills to solicit favour and freedom. Her own revisions, which are included, offer the reader unusual access to the thinking of a talented Renaissance writer as she shapes her prose. Sara Jayne Steen has transcribed, ordered, dated, annotated, and critically analysed the letters and drafts.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Lady Arbella Stuart, claimant to the English throne, has traditionally been portrayed as either a hero or fool for marrying against King James's edict and attempting to flee from France. This is Stuart's story as she tells it in more than one hundred letters written to relatives, her husband, the royal family, public officials, and friends. Based largely on original manuscripts, this volume reveals a powerful personal and public drama, as Stuart's royal birth and demand for independence place her in conflict with Queen Elizabeth and King James. Verbally gifted, Stuart creates a fictional lover, maneuvers within the patronage network, and, after her marriage, applies her considerable rhetorical skills to solicit favour and freedom. Her own revisions, which are included, offer the reader unusual access to the thinking of a talented Renaissance writer as she shapes her prose. Sara Jayne Steen has transcribed, ordered, dated, annotated, and critically analysed the letters and drafts.

Revue de presse

scholarly edition (Loraine Fletcher, New Statesman & Society)

another useful primary source for the historian, offering insights into the thinking of a Renaissance claimant to the Englsih throne. (History Today)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195087186
ISBN 13 
9780195087185
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
324
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie
ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it

Via Verdi, 8
Assago Milano
20090
Italie

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9780195080575: The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195080572 ISBN 13 :  9780195080575
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1994
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