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Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England : Literature, Culture, Kinship, and Kingship

In Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England, Bruce Thomas Boehrer argues that a preoccupation with incest is built not the dominant social and cultural concerns of early modern England. Proceeding from a study of Henry III's divorce and succession legislation, through the reigns of Elizabeth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boehrer, Bruce Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England, Bruce Thomas Boehrer argues that a preoccupation with incest is built not the dominant social and cultural concerns of early modern England. Proceeding from a study of Henry III's divorce and succession legislation, through the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, this work examines the interrelation between family politics and literary expression in and around the English royal court.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781512800883