Tragic Histories of Mary Queen of Scots, 1560-1690 - Rhetoric, Passions and Political Literature

Charting developments in public rhetoric and political writing from the Elizabethan period through the Restoration, John Staines here explores the political consequences of the emotions generated by the image of Mary Queen of Scots, tragic woman and queen. This study identifies two basic literary traditions of her tragedy: one conservative, sentimental, and royalist, the other radical, skeptical, and republican.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction: Mary's tragedy and public rhetoric in an age of reform and revolution; Character, passion and political rhetoric in Buchanan's Tragic History of the Queen of Scots; Mary's passions made public: other early versions of her tragic fall; The tragedy at Fotheringhay; Guile and public representation: Mary's tragedy in Book V of The Faerie Queene; 'Out of this lamentable fortune': Mary's tragedy and the royal succession; Charles's grandmother and the rhetoric of revolution; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John D. Staines is Assistant Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John D Staines, John D. Staines, Staines John D.
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138376311
• ISBN: 978-1-138-37631-1
• Seiten: 292
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Medien, Kommunikation > Kommunikationswissenschaft; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Christianity, Theatre Studies, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, History of Religion, social and political philosophy, Communication Studies, Scottish Gaelic, Literary studies: general, Politics and government, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Language teaching and learning, History and Archaeology, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)