Elizabeth I : the voice of a monarch
Bell, Ilona2010
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This book focuses on the ways in which Elizabeth represented herself in her own words, in speeches, reported conversations, and private poems from the first half of her reign when she was establishing her political authority and negotiating marriage
Main title:
Elizabeth I : the voice of a monarch / by Ilona Bell
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Imprint:
New York Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Collation:
207 p. illustrations
Contents:
From princess to prince: a brief life story -- The art of poetry, the art of courtship: Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan writing culture -- The pre-coronation procession: so prince-like a voice -- Early days: Parliamentary speech (1559) and the Woodstock epigrams -- Diplomacy and correspondency: Elizabeth's reported speech -- Parliamentary speeches (1563, 1566) and the Psalter Posy -- Popular debate and courtly dialogue: always her own free woman -- The queen of enigma and Monsieur's departure
ISBN:
9780230621060 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.055 ELI
Local class:
942.055
Language:
English
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BRN:
69405
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