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Author:

Carney, Jo Eldridge, 1954-

Title:

Fairy tale queens : representations of early modern queenship / Jo Eldridge Carney.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Queens--Europe--History.
Fairy tales--History and criticism.
Queens in literature.
Queens in art.
Literature and history--Europe--History--16th century.
Literature and history--Europe--History--17th century.

Notes:

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.

Series:

Queenship and power

ISBN:

1137269685 (alk. paper)
9781137269683 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)792880333

LCCN:

2012034218

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)