Queenship, Gender, And Reputation In The Medieval And Early Modern West, 1060-1600 (queenship And Power)
by Zita Eva Rohr /
2016 / English / PDF
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This edited collection opens new ways to look at queenship in
areas and countries not usually studied and reflects the
increasingly interdisciplinary work and geographic range of the
field. This book is a forerunner in queenship and re-invents the
reputations of the women and some of the men. The contributors
answers questions about the nature of queenship, reputation of
queens, and gender roles in the medieval and early modern west.
The essays question the viability of propaganda, gossip, and
rumor that still characterizes some queens in modern histories.
The wide geographic range covered by the contributors moves
queenship studies beyond France and England to understudied
places such as Sweden and Hungary. Even the essays on more
familiar countries explores areas not usually studied, such as
the role of Edward II’s stepmother, Margaret of France in
Gaveston’s downfall. The chapters clearly have a common thread
and the editors’ summary and description of the collection is
valuable in assisting the reader. The collection is divided into
two sections “Biography, Gossip, and History” and “Politics,
Ambition, and Scandal.” The editors and contributors, including
Zita Eva Rohr and Elena Woodacre, are scholars at the top of
their field and several and engage and debate with recent
scholarship. This collection will appeal internationally to
literary scholars and gender studies scholars as well historians
interested in the countries included in the collection.
This edited collection opens new ways to look at queenship in
areas and countries not usually studied and reflects the
increasingly interdisciplinary work and geographic range of the
field. This book is a forerunner in queenship and re-invents the
reputations of the women and some of the men. The contributors
answers questions about the nature of queenship, reputation of
queens, and gender roles in the medieval and early modern west.
The essays question the viability of propaganda, gossip, and
rumor that still characterizes some queens in modern histories.
The wide geographic range covered by the contributors moves
queenship studies beyond France and England to understudied
places such as Sweden and Hungary. Even the essays on more
familiar countries explores areas not usually studied, such as
the role of Edward II’s stepmother, Margaret of France in
Gaveston’s downfall. The chapters clearly have a common thread
and the editors’ summary and description of the collection is
valuable in assisting the reader. The collection is divided into
two sections “Biography, Gossip, and History” and “Politics,
Ambition, and Scandal.” The editors and contributors, including
Zita Eva Rohr and Elena Woodacre, are scholars at the top of
their field and several and engage and debate with recent
scholarship. This collection will appeal internationally to
literary scholars and gender studies scholars as well historians
interested in the countries included in the collection.
