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The heart and stomach of a king : Elizabeth I and the politics of sex and power

Author: Carole Levin
Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1994.
Series: New cultural studies.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Carole Levin explores contemporary representations of the unmarried, childless Elizabeth and focuses on the ways in which members of her court, foreign ambassadors, and a motley--and sometimes delusional--collection of subjects responded to her. Throughout, Levin's purpose is to explore how gender constructions, role expectations, and beliefs about sexuality influenced both Elizabeth's self-presentation and others'  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
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Levin, Carole, 1948-
Heart and stomach of a king.
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1994
(OCoLC)624381356
Named Person: Elizabeth, Queen of England; Elisabeth, England Königin I.; Élisabeth, (reine d'Angleterre ;
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Carole Levin
ISBN: 0812232526 9780812232523 0812215338 9780812215335
OCLC Number: 30078880
Description: x, 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction --
2. Elizabeth as Sacred Monarch --
3. The Official Courtships of the Queen --
4. Wanton and Whore --
5. The Return of the King --
6. Elizabeth as King and Queen --
7. Dreaming the Queen.
Series Title: New cultural studies.
Responsibility: Carole Levin.

Abstract:

Carole Levin explores contemporary representations of the unmarried, childless Elizabeth and focuses on the ways in which members of her court, foreign ambassadors, and a motley--and sometimes delusional--collection of subjects responded to her. Throughout, Levin's purpose is to explore how gender constructions, role expectations, and beliefs about sexuality influenced both Elizabeth's self-presentation and others' perceptions of her as a female, and Protestant, ruler. --from publisher description

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