Representations of Elizabeth I : three sites of ambiguity and contradiction

This thesis looks at three themes in representations of the Queen in Elizabethan literature. They are: the problem of representing a female ruler; the relation between the cult of Elizabeth and the cult of the Virgin Mary; and representations of Elizabeth as Cynthia, the moon-goddess. These topics a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cobb, Helen Anne
Published: University of Oxford 1990
Subjects:
800
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.480805