The Queen's Mercy
Gender and Judgment in Representations of Elizabeth I
Nonfiction, History, British, Modern
| Author: | M. Villeponteaux | ISBN: | 9781137371751 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | July 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Villeponteaux |
| ISBN: | 9781137371751 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | July 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
