The Empress of Rome -- The handless queen -- The Countess of Anjou -- The Empress of Rome and the handless Queen Dramatized -- Constance and her English sisters -- The Empress of Rome revisited -- Helen of Constantinople
Summary
''Black's study on falsely accused queens breaks new ground through its intertextual analysis of a broad selection of hitherto marginalized literary and visual narratives. The careful contextualization of her readings demonstrates admirably the hold that these figures had on the imagination of creators and audiences from across medieval Europe over a period of four centuries and down to the modern era
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-247) and index
