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The Queen's Mercy: Gender and Judgment in Representations of Elizabeth I (Queenship and Power) - Softcover

Book 24 of 80: Queenship and Power

Villeponteaux, M.

 
9781349475773: The Queen's Mercy: Gender and Judgment in Representations of Elizabeth I (Queenship and Power)

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Mary Villeponteaux is Associate Professor of Literature at Georgia Southern University, USA.

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