Queen Boudica and historical culture in Britain : an image of truth / Martha Vandrei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vandrei, Martha, author.

Series:

Past & present book series

The past & present book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boadicea, Queen, -62.

Boadicea.

History in literature.

History in popular culture.

History.

Historiography.

Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D--Historiography.

Physical Description:

xi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

In this unique new study, Martha Vandrei examines how the ancient story of Queen Boudica has been represented throughout history, from Tacitus to the twentieth century, shedding light on the way the British public engages with the past.

Contents:

1 'Higher then to her no bookes doe reach': The Queen and the Antiquary p. 24

2 'They that write to all, must strive to please all': Historians, Playwrights, and the Drama of History p. 51

3 'Poetry and fiction intermixt with our history': Druids, Patriots, and Critics in the Eighteenth Century p. 81

4 'Too strange to be popular': Negotiating Past and Present in Early Nineteenth-century Historical Culture p. 115

5 'A great deal of historical claptrap': Heroine of Empire p. 146

6 'That ubiquitous monarch': Boudica from Wales to Essex p. 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index.

ISBN:

0198816723

9780198816720

OCLC:

1009182312