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Cambridge University Press Representing Elizabeth in Stuart England: Literature, History, Sovereignty

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Product Description This is the first book to examine Elizabeth I's lasting impact on the Anglo-American historical imagination. John Watkins attributes her abiding popularity to her iconic role in seventeenth-century debates over the nature of sovereignty. Watkins focuses on England's most turbulent century because it witnessed the consolidation of enduring attitudes toward both the Tudor past and the English monarchy. He explains that seventeenth-century representations of Elizabeth intersected with the period's wider debate over the sovereign's relationship to the people. He goes on to trace the development of Elizabeth's iconic significance as the century moves on; the stories of Princess Elizabeth's sufferings under Mary Tudor, or of her secret longings for Essex eventually figured more prominently in the popular imagination than records of her relationships with Parliament. By the early eighteenth century Elizabeth had acquired a new value as a model of the tragic individual pitted against a hostile social order. Review 'Watkins emerges here as a literary scholar with an expansive knowledge of both Tudor and Stuart history and their attendant political nuances. Representing Elizabeth in Stuart England constitutes an excellent resource not only for scholars, but also for students. Reading this book, one is immediately aware of being in the capable hands not only of an excellent scholar, but also of a stellar lecturer. The argument is consistently lucid, rendering this work valuable for not only the scholarly library, but equally for the classroom, a rare and commendable accomplishment.' H-Albion'… excellent and timely book …' Notes and Queries'This is a book that will have a wide impact in literary studies; but it will also have to be read by historians of the period.' Studies in English Language'John Watkins' book is both a timely and welcome addition … Watkins' interdisciplinary approach to his study will make this work attractive to early modern scholars across the curriculum.' Albion'… fine monograph … this is a careful, provocative, and intelligent book …' Renaissance Quarterly'In this pleasant, well-constructed investigation, the author traces step by step the evolution of her afterlife reputation … Watkins' chronological approach allows him to unravel deftly the intricacies of political and religious conflicts.' Cahiers Élisabéthains'Professor Watkins has produced a study that hopefully will inspire other scholars to see the seemingly unending impact of Elizabeth I upon the generations born after 1603.' Seventeenth Century Journal'… luminous and intricate study … Representing Elizabeth is lively, layered, and very learned, as intensely engaged with current discussions about Stuart sexual politics and theories of nostalgia as with period debates about the prerogatives of kings.' Modern Philology Book Description Watkins traces the development of Elizabeth I's iconic significance in the political and popular imagination of the seventeenth century. About the Author John Watkins is Associate Professor of English at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. He is the author of The Specter of Dido: Spenser and Virgilian Epic (1995).

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 0521815738
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 August 2002
Listed Since: 18 December 2006

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