Literature and favoritism in early modern England /

Using analysis of literary texts, this study examines the ideological underpinnings of the heated controversies surrounding powerful royal favorites and the idea of favoritism in the late Elizabethan and early Stuart period. Perry introduces the reader to new ways of thinking about the prehistory of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perry, Curtis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Temas:
1500-1700
Favorites, Royal, in literature.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Courts and courtiers in literature.
Favoris dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Cours et courtisans dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Early modern.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; A note on texts; Chapter 1 "Prerogative pleasures": favoritism and monarchy in early modern England; Chapter 2 Leicester and his ghosts; Chapter 3 Amici principis: imagining the good favorite; Chapter 4 Poisoning favor; Chapter 5 Erotic favoritism as a language of corruption in early modern drama; Chapter 6 "What pleased the prince": Edward II and the imbalanced constitution; Chapter 7 Instrumental favoritism and the uses of Roman history; Afterword: "In a true sense there is no Monarchy"; Notes; Index.

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