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The Heart and Stomach of a King : Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power / Carole Levin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Second EditionDescription: 1 online resource (264 p.) : 12 illusContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812222401
  • 9780812207729
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 942.05/5/092 23
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Elizabeth as Sacred Monarch -- 3. The Official Courtships of the Queen -- 4. Wanton and Whore -- 5. The Return of the King -- 6. Elizabeth as King and Queen -- 7. Dreaming the Queen -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary: In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England's most studied and celebrated queen illustrates some of the contradictions and cultural anxieties that dominated the collective consciousness of England during a reign that lasted from 1558 until 1603.In The Heart and Stomach of a King, Carole Levin explores the myriad ways the unmarried, childless Elizabeth represented herself and the ways members of her court, foreign ambassadors, and subjects represented and responded to her as a public figure. In particular, Levin interrogates the gender constructions, role expectations, and beliefs about sexuality that influenced her public persona and the way she was perceived as a female Protestant ruler. With a new introduction that situates the book within the emerging genre of cultural biography, the second edition of The Heart and Stomach of a King offers insight into the continued fascination with Elizabeth I and her reign.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Elizabeth as Sacred Monarch -- 3. The Official Courtships of the Queen -- 4. Wanton and Whore -- 5. The Return of the King -- 6. Elizabeth as King and Queen -- 7. Dreaming the Queen -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Acknowledgments

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In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England's most studied and celebrated queen illustrates some of the contradictions and cultural anxieties that dominated the collective consciousness of England during a reign that lasted from 1558 until 1603.In The Heart and Stomach of a King, Carole Levin explores the myriad ways the unmarried, childless Elizabeth represented herself and the ways members of her court, foreign ambassadors, and subjects represented and responded to her as a public figure. In particular, Levin interrogates the gender constructions, role expectations, and beliefs about sexuality that influenced her public persona and the way she was perceived as a female Protestant ruler. With a new introduction that situates the book within the emerging genre of cultural biography, the second edition of The Heart and Stomach of a King offers insight into the continued fascination with Elizabeth I and her reign.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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