The reputation of Edward II, 1305-1697 : a literary transformation of history /

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During his lifetime and the four centuries following his death, King Edward II (1307-1327) acquired a reputation for having engaged in sexual and romantic relationships with his male favourites, and having been murdered by penetration with a red-hot spit. This book provides the first account of how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heyam, Kit, 1990- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Colección:Gendering the late medieval and early modern world.
Temas:
Edward > II, > King of England, > 1284-1327 > Relations with men.
Edward > II, > King of England, > 1284-1327 > Public opinion.
Edward > II, > King of England, > 1284-1327 > In literature.
Edward > II, > King of England, > 1284-1327.
1307-1327
Homosexuality > Great Britain > History.
Homosexualité > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Literary studies: c. 1500 to c. 1800.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Homosexuality.
Literature.
Relations with men.
Public opinion.
Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600.
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800.
European history: Renaissance.
Great Britain > History > Edward II, 1307-1327.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1307-1327 (Édouard II)
Great Britain.
Edward II, sexuality, homosexuality, historiography.
History.
Queer literary criticism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Riot, Sodomy, and Minions
  • The Ambiguous Discourse of Sexual Transgression
  • 2. From Goats to Ganymedes
  • The Development of Edward II's Sexual Reputation
  • 3. Edward II and Piers Gaveston
  • Brothers, Friends, Lovers
  • 4. 'Is it not strange that he is thus bewitch'd?'
  • Edward II's Agency and Culpability
  • 5. Edward II as Political Exemplum
  • 6. 'No escape now from a life full of suffering'
  • Edward II's Sensational Fall
  • 7. Beyond Sexual Mimesis
  • The Penetrative Murder of Edward II
  • Conclusion: The Literary Transformation of History
  • Appendix: Accounts of and allusions to Edward II's reign, composed 1305-1697
  • Index

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