Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens (Queenship and Power) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137601329 ISBN 13: 9781137601322

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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).

Review:

“This collection is quite exceptional in its gathering of essays on early modern views of queens along with contemporary depictions and reputations. ... This collection should be read by scholars and students alike who appreciate queens, queenship, and their ever-fascinating relevancy to modern culture.” (Valerie Schutte, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 3 (2), 2016) 

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1137601329
• ISBN 13: 9781137601322
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 321
• Editor: Levin Carole, Stewart-Nuñez Christine