Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England

Bruce Thomas Boehrer

ISBN 10: 0812231341 / ISBN 13: 9780812231342

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, US, 1992

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In Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England, Bruce Thomas Boehrer argues that a preoccupation with incest is built not the dominant social and cultural concerns of early modern England. Proceeding from a study of Henry III's divorce and succession legislation, through the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, this work examines the interrelation between family politics and literary expression in and around the English royal court.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, US
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812231341
• ISBN 13: 9780812231342
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England, Bruce Thomas Boehrer argues that a preoccupation with incest is built not the dominant social and cultural concerns of early modern England. Proceeding from a study of Henry III's divorce and succession legislation, through the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, this work examines the interrelation between family politics and literary expression in and around the English royal court.

About the Author

Bruce Thomas Boehrer is Bertram H. Davis Professor of English at Florida State University. A life-long parrot fancier, he is the author of Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird and The Fury of Men's Gullets: Ben Jonson and the Digestive Canal, both available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.