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The subject of ElizabethThe subject of Elizabeth

The subject of Elizabeth2006

Louis Adrian Montrose

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As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of 16th century patriarchal English society. This text illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her subjects variously exploited or obfuscated this contradiction.

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First published
2006
OL Work ID
OL2953450W

Subjects

HistoryHistory and criticismPublic opinionHistoriographyEnglish literatureQueens in literatureSex role in literatureAuthority in literatureIn literatureBiographyQueensElizabeth i, queen of england, 1533-1603English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700Queens, great britainPublic opinion, great britainGreat britain, history, elizabeth, 1558-1603

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