Product Description
Few historical figures have continued to captivate attention for centuries after their death as has Queen Isabel I of Castile (1451-1504). Yet, for all this attention, the realities of Isabel's life and works are obscured by myth and the legacy of a persona carefully crafted by Isabel and a cadre of historians in her employ who together recognized the benefits of an image of benevolence and piety. The present volume seeks to address this issue with a series of original essays designed for English-speaking readers, in which are examined the world into which Isabel was born; the public and private facets of her marriage and reign; her intervention in the areas of religion, medicine, the arts, and the reform of political, social and economic institutions; and the construction of her image in literary and historical works from the Fifteenth-century onward.
About the Author
DAVID A. BORUCHOFF is a Professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies at McGill University, Quebec, Canada.