Tragic histories of mary queen of scots, 1560-1690, the: rhetoric, passions and political literature
Auteur :
Staines, John D.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754666110
Date de publication :
8 juin 2009
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Argues that sixteenth and seventeenth - century writers in England, Scotland, and France wrote tragedies of the Queen of Scots - royal heroine or tyrant, martyr or whore - in order to move their audiences towards political action by shaping and directing the passions generated by the spectacle of her fall.