Queenship and Power: Gender and Judgment in Representations of Elizabeth I

Villeponteaux, M.

During the Elizabethan era, writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Daniel, and others frequently expounded on mercy, exploring the sources and outcomes of clemency. This fresh reading of such depictions shows that the concept of mercy was a contested one, directly shaped by tensions over the exercise of judgment by a woman on the throne.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-07-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137371744

DOI: 10.1057/9781137371751

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 227