The Queen's Mercy Gender and Judgment in Representations of Elizabeth I
Description
During the Elizabethan era, writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Daniel, and others frequently expounded on mercy, exploring the sources and outcomes of clemency. This fresh reading of such depictions shows that the concept of mercy was a contested one, directly shaped by tensions over the exercise of judgment by a woman on the throne.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeGreat BritainSocial HistoryModernLiterary CriticismSocial ScienceGender StudiesRenaissance
2014Book
Author(s)M. Villeponteaux
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137371744
LanguageEnglish
