Politics, Transgression and Representation at the Court of Charles II

Julia Marciari Alexander & Catherine Macleod

ISBN 10: 030011656X / ISBN 13: 9780300116564

Published by Yale University Press/The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2007

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This book brings together ten distinguished scholars of history, literature, music, theatre, and art to explore the political and cultural implications of the court's transgressive new character.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Politics, Transgression and Representation at the Court of Charles II
• Publisher: Yale University Press/The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030011656X
• ISBN 13: 9780300116564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • 17th Century History
  • Art history

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Synopsis

The return of Charles II to the English throne after eleven years of Interregnum heralded the beginning of a new era in which the court was characterized by the licentious behavior of the new king. Edited by the authors of the critically acclaimed Painted Ladies: Women at the Court of Charles II (2002), this book brings together ten distinguished scholars of history, literature, music, theatre, and art to explore the political and cultural implications of the court’s transgressive new character. With particular reference to the perception and representation of women, it offers a varied examination of topics including popular prints and broadsheets; court masque; poetry and painted portraits; and the operation of women in the political sphere.

Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

About the Author

Rachel Weil is professor of history at Cornell University. She lives in Seneca Falls, NY.