Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England
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Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England by Katherine Lewis
Discourses of masculinity informed much of the contemporary comment on 15th century kings, for a variety of purposes: to praise and eulogise but also to explain shortcomings and provide justification for deposition. Katherine J. Lewis considers the extent to which ideas of good and bad kingship rested upon a king's embodiment of the right sort of masculinity and examines the discourses of masculinity in relation to contemporary understandings of the nature and acquisition of manhood in the period.'Lewis admirably evaluates Henry V and Henry VI by reading monarchy through the lens of gender discourseSumming Up: Recommended' - J. P. Huffman, Messiah College in CHOICE
"The work’s focus on masculinity and gender theory provides an original perspective which allows us to see familiar events in a new light, but its analysis is always grounded in the primary sources and based on an awareness of the biases, omissions and shortcomings of the surviving evidence... Both for the originality of its overall approach and for the insights of its detailed analysis, it should be read by anyone with an interest in medieval English political life." - S. H. Rigby in English Historical Review
"This will be an invaluable book for anyone wishing to introduce politics into an undergraduate or graduate course on gender history, or gender into a course focused on politics."
Christopher Fletcher in Gender & History
Lewis’s work makes a major contribution to the history of kingship and of gender. This is an exemplary study that blends the political and the cultural in a groundbreaking study of two of the most crucial characters in later medieval English history. Mark Ormrod, University of York, UK
'Lewis admirably evaluates Henry V and Henry VI by reading monarchy through the lens of gender discourse. Summing Up: Recommended' - J. P. Huffman, Messiah College in CHOICE
"[This book] is written in an engaging but impeccably scholarly manner and will be of interest to medieval
historians and historians and theorists of gender." -Thomas Ward, Loyola Marymount, USA
"There is much to commend Katherine J. Lewis' book and the scholarship is careful and engaging in style…a very welcome addition to the study of masculinity and kingship." -Kirsten Fenton
"The work’s focus on masculinity and gender theory provides an original perspective which allows us to see familiar events in a new light, but its analysis is always grounded in the primary sources and based on an awareness of the biases, omissions and shortcomings of the surviving evidence... Both for the originality of its overall approach and for the insights of its detailed analysis, it should be read by anyone with an interest in medieval English political life." - S. H. Rigby in English Historical Review
"This will be an invaluable book for anyone wishing to introduce politics into an undergraduate or graduate course on gender history, or gender into a course focused on politics."
Christopher Fletcher in Gender & History
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415316125 |
| ISBN 10 | 041531612X |
| Title | Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England |
| Author | Katherine Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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