| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. From Mater Terra to the artificial man -- 2. King Lear and the tragedy of native origins -- 3. Cymbeline and the masculine romance of Roman Britain -- 4. The domestication of the savage queen |
| Summary |
The Legacy of Boadicea explores the construction of personal and national identities in early modern England. It highlights the problems and anxieties of national identity in a nation with no native classical past. Written in an accessible style, The Legacy of Boadicea: * offers powerful new readings of the ancient British past in Shakespeare's King Lear and Cymbeline * persuasively illuminates a 'Boadicean' heritage in royal iconography, drama, and the social symptoms of religious dissent * articulates parallels between the eventual domestication of Britain's warrior queen in Restoration drama, and the social, political and legal decline in the status of women |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Boadicea, Queen, -62 -- Influence
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Cymbeline.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
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| SUBJECT |
Boadicea, Queen, -62 fast |
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Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William) fast |
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King Lear (Shakespeare, William) fast |
| Subject |
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century
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National characteristics, British, in literature.
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History, Ancient, in literature.
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Women soldiers in literature.
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Britons in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Britons in literature
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English literature -- Early modern
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Historiography
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History, Ancient, in literature
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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National characteristics, British, in literature
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Women and literature
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Women soldiers in literature
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. -- Historiography
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| Subject |
England
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134689507 |
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1134689500 |
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9780203754542 |
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0203754549 |
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9781134689644 |
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1134689640 |
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9781134689576 |
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1134689578 |
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0415182638 |
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9780415182638 |
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0415182646 |
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9780415182645 |
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