Of Chastity and Power: Elizabethan Literature and the Unmarried Queen - Couverture rigide

Berry, Philippa

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415015073 ISBN 13 : 9780415015073

Editeur : Routledge, 1989

Synopsis

Through a reading of key texts by Lyly, Raleigh, Chapman, Shakespeare and Spenser, Berry explores the themes of sexuality and politics, classical myth and Neo-Platonic mysticism which became associated with Elizabeth I. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of Renaissance literature, philosophy, iconography, women's studies, cultural history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Elizabeth I was one of the most powerful women rulers in European history. What can feminism reveal about the attitudes of her male subjects towards this enigmatic figure?
Through readings of key Elizabethan texts by Lyly, Ralegh, Chapman, Shakespeare, and Spenser, Philippa Berry shows that while Elizabeth's combination of chastity with political and religious power was repeatedly idealized, it was also perceived as extremely disturbing. The figure of the unmarried queen implicitly challenged the masculine focus of Renaissance discourses of love, philosophy and absolutist political ideology.
In her exploration of the potent combination of themes of sexuality and politics with classical myth and Neoplatonic mysticism, Berry offers a radical reassessment of the status of `woman' as a bearer of meaning within Renaissance literature and culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415015073
• ISBN 13: 9780415015073
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible