The Creation of Anne Boleyn

A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen

Nonfiction, History, British, Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book The Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo, HMH Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Susan Bordo ISBN: 9780547999524
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: April 9, 2013
Imprint: Mariner Books Language: English
Author: Susan Bordo
ISBN: 9780547999524
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: April 9, 2013
Imprint: Mariner Books
Language: English

Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne’s life and an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? What did she really look like? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: neither.) And perhaps the most provocative questions concern Anne’s death more than her life. How could Henry order the execution of a once beloved wife? Drawing on scholarship and critical analysis, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history’s most infamous relationships.

Bordo also shows how generations of polemicists, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers imagined and re-imagined Anne: whore, martyr, cautionary tale, proto “mean girl,” feminist icon, and everything in between. In this lively book, Bordo steps off the well-trodden paths of Tudoriana to expertly tease out the human being behind the competing mythologies.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne’s life and an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? What did she really look like? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: neither.) And perhaps the most provocative questions concern Anne’s death more than her life. How could Henry order the execution of a once beloved wife? Drawing on scholarship and critical analysis, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history’s most infamous relationships.

Bordo also shows how generations of polemicists, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers imagined and re-imagined Anne: whore, martyr, cautionary tale, proto “mean girl,” feminist icon, and everything in between. In this lively book, Bordo steps off the well-trodden paths of Tudoriana to expertly tease out the human being behind the competing mythologies.

More books from HMH Books

Cover of the book Better Homes and Gardens Flea Market Style by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book The Macaroon Bible by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book CliffsQuickReview Principles of Management by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book How to Pick a Peach by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Foreign Exposure by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Strokes of Genius by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book What Is Left the Daughter by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book The Song of the Quarkbeast by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Nurk by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Under the Light by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Better Homes and Gardens Calorie-Smart Meals by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book CliffsNotes on Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book Zen in the Art of the SAT by Susan Bordo
Cover of the book The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 by Susan Bordo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy