Elizabeth I and the culture of writing / edited by Peter Beal & Grace Ioppolo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beal, Peter, editor.

Ioppolo, Grace, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Popular culture--Great Britain.

Popular culture.

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English literature.

Education--Great Britain.

Education.

Intellectual life.

Literacy--Great Britain.

Literacy.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : The British Library, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As Queen of England for nearly forty-five years, Elizabeth I left behind a formidable and fascinating paper trail. She wrote copiously, including works in verse and in prose, original works and translations, treatises, prayers, and speeches, but as the essays collected in "Elizabeth I and the Culture of Writing" demonstrate, Elizabeth did not simply participate in the cultural phenomenon of the growth of writing as the most powerful person in Britain, her example played an instrumental part in its spread. These essays consider all facets of Elizabeth s role in the culture of writing from the private to the political and bring to light many newly discovered documents. H. R. Woudhuysen scrutinizes the Queen s handwriting, Jane Lawson looks at the books Elizabeth received as gifts, Peter Beal examines the execution warrants she was obliged to sign, and Steven May gives an account of the prayers and letters of condolence Elizabeth wrote. Ultimately this textual record of the Queen s reign reveals a dauntingly complex identity at once sovereign, spectator, friend, woman, creator, muse, and icon."

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2015).

ISBN:

0-7123-6371-8

OCLC:

924055320