Elizabeth I: A Feminist Perspective
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Elizabeth I is probably the most famous English woman ever to have lived. She has been celebrated as a great stateswoman, during whose reign England acquired some degree of security in the troubled European arena and at the same time began to lay the foundations for its future empire. She presided over a country undergoing a cultural renaissance previously unimagined. By the time of her death at the age of seventy in 1603, she was being heralded as...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0854961674
ISBN13:9780854961672
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Berg Publishers
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Related Subjects
16th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Elizabeth I England Ethnic & National Europe Gender Studies History Irish Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Royalty Social Science Social Sciences Specific Groups Women Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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Bring It Back
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
My review of the book is quite simple. It should be brought back into print. Bassnett treats Elizabeth both as a woman in history, in her own right, and sets her within the larger framework of historiography. Bassnett chips away at the layers of invention that have surrounded Elizabeth and offers a refreshing and novel look at her life and times.
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