Henry VIII in twenty-first-century popular culture / Jonas Takors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Takors, Jonas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--In mass media.

Henry.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

Mass media--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Mass media.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 235 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Henry the eighth in twenty-first-century popular culture

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Contents:

"For the future, the whole world will talk of him"

"What a king! what a lover! what a man!"

A shape you'll remember: visual representations

From her story to his story

"Around the throne, thunder rolls"

The Tudors as histosoap (2007-2010)

"He doesn't look like Rhys Meyers, does he?" versions of Henry VIII in the 2009 quint-centenary

The king as fool: Henry VIII in comedy

Conclusion: the Tudors continue.

Notes:

"This monograph is based on my doctoral thesis, which was accepted by Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, in 2014"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Takors, Jonas, author. Henry VIII in twenty-first century popular culture

ISBN:

9781498544405

1498544401

OCLC:

962437464