Politicizing Domesticity from Henrietta Maria to Milton's Eve

ISBN-13: 9781107007888 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 240 str.

Laura Lunger Knoppers

Opis

Knoppers examines the domestic image of the royal family as a contested propaganda tool in the English Revolution and beyond.

Recenzje

'A fascinating exploration of seventeenth century cookery.' The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The sceptre and the distaff: mapping the domestic in Caroline royal family portraiture; 2. 'Deare heart': framing the royal couple in The Kings Cabinet Opened; 3. Material legacies: family matters in Eikon Basilike and Eikonoklastes; 4. Recipes for royalism: Henrietta Maria and The Queens Closet Opened; 5. 'Protectresse and a drudge': the court and cookery of Elizabeth Cromwell; 6. 'No fear lest dinner coole': Milton's housewives and the politics of Eden; Afterword; Works cited.