Goddesses and Queens

Name: Goddesses and Queens
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The Iconography of Elizabeth I

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Goddesses and Queens dives into the fascinating lives of powerful female figures throughout history, exploring their impact on cultures, societies, and religions. With a focus on their roles within the military and historical contexts, the book sheds light on how these women shaped and sometimes defied the expectations of their eras. It paints a vivid picture of these influential figures, offering insights into their enduring legacies.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the rich tapestry of female leadership throughout history. Seamlessly blending mythology with historical accounts, it explores how powerful women have left an indelible mark on their societies. Perfect for those who enjoy delving into stories of fierce queens and influential goddesses and their enduring legacies.

Goddesses and Queens: The Iconography of Elizabeth I is a collection of essays which explores the ways in which the rich and varied image of the queen was developed and negotiated by Elizabeth and her contemporaries, in portraits as well as a range of other printed texts.

This collection of essays explores the ways in which the rich and varied image of the queen was developed and negotiated by Elizabeth and her contemporaries, in portraits as well as a range of other printed texts.

Description

The visual images of Queen Elizabeth I, displayed in contemporary portraits and perpetuated in more recent media such as film and television, make her one of the most familiar and popular of all British monarchs.

This collection of essays in Goddesses and Queens examines the diversity of the queen's extensive iconographical repertoire, focusing on both visual and textual representations of Elizabeth—not only in portraiture and literature—but also in contemporary sermons, speeches, and alchemical treatises.

The collection broadens current critical thinking about Elizabeth, as each of the essays contributes to the debate about the ways in which the queen's developing iconicity was not simply a celebratory mode, but also encoded criticism of her.

Each of these essays explains the ways in which the varied representations of Elizabeth reflect the political and cultural anxieties of her subjects.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780719090110

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Illustration: Illustrations, black & white

Contributors:

Edited by Lisa Hopkins
Edited by Annaliese Connolly

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 208

Collections

Arts & Culture European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Annaliese Connolly is Senior Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at Sheffield Hallam University. Lisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University