The identities of Catherine de' Medici /

"In The Identities of Catherine de' Medici Susan Broomhall provides an innovative analysis of the representational strategies that constructed Catherine de' Medici, and sought to explain her behaviour and motivations. Through her detailed exploration of the identities that the queen,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Broomhall, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Colección:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 228
Acceso en línea:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2966505
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Heir : the Medici legacy
  • Partner : the king's representative
  • Mother : raising son-kings
  • Friend and ally : nurturing daughter-queens
  • Chief mourner of the Valois : the exclusivity of intimacy
  • Carer : production and investment as protection of France
  • Murderer : histories of violent emotions
  • Spiritual sister : the community of Le murate.