- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Pimlico; New ed of 2 Revised ed edition (4 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712664815
- ISBN-13: 978-0712664813
- Product Dimensions: 25.3 x 18.3 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #96 in Books > History > Britain & Ireland > British Heads of State > Elizabeth I
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No other woman in world history has been of such compulsive interest as Elizabeth Tudor. While the rest of the 16th century Europe was subject to the bloodshed of religious war, Tudor peace brought England its great flowering of the arts. Central to that flowering was the enigmatic legend of the Queen herself, a myth deliberately created and sustained over four decades by public spectacle and courtly chivalry, by private sonnet and official oration.
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A unique and lavishly illustrated study by the bestelling author of THE STORY OF BRITAIN - essential reading for anyone interested in the Elizabethan era.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Written in 1999, this book takes an oppositional stance to Greenblatt's Renaissance Self-fashioning: From More to Shakespeare and sees the myth or cult of Elizabeth as being a deliberate manipulation of imagery for political and social ends, rather than a more complex interplay between individual and society which Greenblatt advocates. So you do need to orient yourself rather than taking everything in the book at face value.
With that caveat aside, this is both scholarly and accessible, well-written and well-argued throughout. Strong takes a very positive view of Elizabeth, seeing her as an 'extraordinary woman' who controlled all aspects of her representation rather like a modern-day PR whizz, which is not really a stance that I agree with. But, despite that, there's much useful infomation here.
Split into two halves, the book explores in detail three Elizabethan portraits and then three instances of ceremonial ritual and deconstructs what might really be going on beneath the surface. It might not all be completely convincing but Strong is a subtle and nuanced reader, and brings in lots of evidence.
Recommended for older undergraduates and above.
With that caveat aside, this is both scholarly and accessible, well-written and well-argued throughout. Strong takes a very positive view of Elizabeth, seeing her as an 'extraordinary woman' who controlled all aspects of her representation rather like a modern-day PR whizz, which is not really a stance that I agree with. But, despite that, there's much useful infomation here.
Split into two halves, the book explores in detail three Elizabethan portraits and then three instances of ceremonial ritual and deconstructs what might really be going on beneath the surface. It might not all be completely convincing but Strong is a subtle and nuanced reader, and brings in lots of evidence.
Recommended for older undergraduates and above.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is a must-have reference for any Elizabeth-lover. The pictures are glorious and the concept intriguing. As the author doesn't go into too much detail about actual historical events, times and places(assuming that his readers already know the basics) I would recommend this as a supplamentary material to someone who has already done some reading on the period. It's not exactly an intro guide to Liz. However, it has a fantastic place on the shelf for any researcher.
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