Overview
- The book is unique for its inclusion of creative works.
- This edited collection includes work from established scholars and the book's editor is also a series editor for the Queenship and Power series
Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Talking about Scholars and Poets Talk about Queens
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The Empress Matilda
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Front Matter
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Queen Margaret
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Front Matter
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Catherine of Aragon
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About this book
Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens is a lively and erudite collection, unusual in an especially appealing way. This collection of essays shows how queens were represented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance through primary accounts, chronicles, and literary representations. The book also contains modern poetry and short plays about these same queens, allowing readers to understand and appreciate them both intellectually and emotionally. Contributors study a wide range of queens including such famous and fascinating women as Queen Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Hecuba, the Empress Matilda, Mary Stuart, Margaret of Anjou, Catherine of Aragon, and the pirate queen Grace O'Malley. By pairing scholarly essays with contemporary poems about them, the collection demonstrates the continued relevance and immediacy of these powerful and fascinating women.
Reviews
“This collection is quite exceptional in its gathering of essays on early modern views of queens along with contemporary depictions and reputations. Having poems and short plays juxtaposed with scholarly articles allows the reader to read first-hand how such reputations are created, sustained, and discredited. This collection should be read by scholars and students alike who appreciate queens, queenship, and their ever-fascinating relevancy to modern culture.” (Valerie Schutte, Monash University, Australia)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Carole Levin is Willa Cather Professor of History and Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, USA. Her previous books include Dreaming the English Renaissance (2008) and The Reign of Elizabeth I (2003). She co-edits the Queenship and Power series with Charles Beem.
Christine Stewart-Nuñez is Associate Professor of English at South Dakota State University, USA and author of five poetry collections: Snow, Salt, Honey (2012); Keeping Them Alive (2011); Postcard on Parchment (2008); Unbound Branded (2006); and The Love of Unreal Things (2005).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens
Editors: Carole Levin, Christine Stewart-Nuñez
Series Title: Queenship and Power
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137534903
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53489-7Published: 19 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60132-2Published: 19 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53490-3Published: 18 August 2015
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 299
Topics: European History, Ancient History, Poetry and Poetics, World History, Global and Transnational History