The Face of Queenship Early Modern Representations of Elizabeth I

The Face of Queenship investigates the aesthetic, political, and gender-related meanings in representations of Elizabeth I by her contemporaries. By attending to eyewitness reports, poetry, portraiture, and discourses on beauty and cosmetics, this book shows how the portrayals of the queen s face re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Riehl, Anna (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2010.
Colección:Queenship and Power.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The Face of Queenship investigates the aesthetic, political, and gender-related meanings in representations of Elizabeth I by her contemporaries. By attending to eyewitness reports, poetry, portraiture, and discourses on beauty and cosmetics, this book shows how the portrayals of the queen s face register her contemporaries hopes, fears, hatreds, mockeries, rivalries, and awe. In its application of theories of the meaning of the face and its exploration of the early modern representation and interpretation of faces, this study argues that the face was seen as a rhetorical tool and that Elizabeth was a master of using her face to persuade, threaten, or comfort her subjects.
Descripción Física:XVII, 248 p. 14 illus
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780230106741