Goddesses and Queens - by Annaliese Connolly & Lisa Hopkins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The visual images of Queen Elizabeth I displayed in contemporary portraits and perpetuated and developed in more recent media, such as film and television, make her one of the most familiar and popular of all British monarchs. <p/>This collection of essays 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<br>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<br>Elizabeth reflect the political and cultural anxieties of her subjects.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The visual images of Queen Elizabeth I displayed in contemporary portraits and perpetuated and developed 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 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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br>Annaliese Connolly is temporary lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University and is currently studying for her Doctoral thesis <p/>Lisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University<br>
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