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Fairy tale queens : representations of early modern queenship
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Title
Fairy tale queens : representations of early modern queenship / Jo Eldridge Carney.
ISBN
9781137269683 (alk. paper)
1137269685 (alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Physical Description
xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 16, 2012
Series
Queenship and power
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Early modern queens and the intersection of fairy tales and fact
The queen's (in)fertile body and the body politic
Maternal monstrosities: queens and the reproduction of heirs and errors
Men, women, and beasts : Elizabeth I and beastly bridegrooms
The fairest of them all : queenship and beauty
The queen's wardrobe : dressing the part
The queen's body : promiscuity at court.
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