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Royal poetrie : monarchic verse and the political imaginary of early modern England / Peter C. Herman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herman, Peter C., 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- Kings and rulers as authors--Great Britain--History.
- Kings and rulers as authors.
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Monarchy in literature.
- Politics in literature.
- Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first book to address the significance of a poems produced by the Tudor-Stuart monarchs, focusing on how how the monarchs' poems express and extend their power and control.
- Contents:
- Henry VIII and the political imaginary of early Tudor England
- Mary, Queen of Scots and the poetics of monarchy
- Elizabeth I, privacy, and the performance of monarchic verse
- King James VI/I and the scene of monarchic verse
- Charles I and the end(s) of monarchic verse.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8014-5982-6
- OCLC:
- 726824362
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