Heart and Stomach of a King Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power

Name: Heart and Stomach of a King Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power
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ISBN: 9780812215335

ISBN-10: 0812215338

ISBN-13: 9780812215335

Edition: 1994

Authors: Carole Levin

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"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king."--Elizabeth I Whether this sentence is an accurate transcription of Elizabeth's speech at Tilbury in 1588, it does characterize some of the struggles, contradictions, and cultural anxieties that dominated the collective consciousness of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. In The Heart and Stomach of a King, Carole Levin explores contemporary representations of the unmarried, childless Elizabeth and focuses on the ways in which members of her court, foreign ambassadors, and a motley--and sometimes delusional--collection of subjects responded to her. Throughout, Levin's purpose is to…

Book details

List price: $26.50
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 6/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English