ISBN-13: 9780521118965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 282 str.
ISBN-13: 9780521118965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 282 str.
Examining Elizabeth I's lasting impact on the Anglo-American historical imagination, John Watkins traces the development of Elizabeth I's iconic significance in the political and popular imagination of the seventeenth century. From powerful monarch to the perfect model of the tragic individual pitted against a hostile social order, Elizabeth's story informs contemporary debates. This study appeals to literary and cultural historians alike.