Of Chastity and Power : Elizabethan Literature and the Unmarried Queen
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1138425737
ISBN-13
9781138425736
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 15th, 2017
Print length
216 Pages
Weight
442 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 16.20 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Literary essaysLiterary studies: general
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Through a reading of key texts by Lyly, Raleigh, Chapman, Shakespeare and Spenser, Berry explores the themes of sexuality and politics, classical myth and Neo-Platonic mysticism which became associated with Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth I was one of the most powerful women rulers in European history. What can feminism reveal about the attitudes of her male subjects towards this enigmatic figure?Through readings of key Elizabethan texts by Lyly, Ralegh, Chapman, Shakespeare, and Spenser, Philippa Berry shows that while Elizabeth''s combination of chastity with political and religious power was repeatedly idealized, it was also perceived as extremely disturbing. The figure of the unmarried queen implicitly challenged the masculine focus of Renaissance discourses of love, philosophy and absolutist political ideology.In her exploration of the potent combination of themes of sexuality and politics with classical myth and Neoplatonic mysticism, Berry offers a radical reassessment of the status of `woman'' as a bearer of meaning within Renaissance literature and culture.
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