Drama at the Courts of Queen Henrietta Maria.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Somewhat rubbed jacket, otherwise very good and clean. / Etwas beriebener Umschlag, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - Drama at the Courts of Queen Henrietta Maria considers Queen Henrietta Maria�s patronage of drama in England in the light of her French heritage. Karen Britland challenges the common view of Henrietta Maria as a meddlesome and frivolous woman whose actions contributed to the outbreak of the English civil wars by showing how she was consistent in her allegiances to her family and friends, and how her cultural and political positions were reflected in the plays and court masques she sponsored. Unlike previous studies, this book considers the queen�s upbringing at the French court and her later exile in France during the English civil wars, and is therefore able to challenge received notions about her activities in England during the 1630s. Karen Britland employs innovative research by combining discussions of literary texts with historical and archival research and discussions of art, architecture and music. - Contents: Sex and dancing: Henrietta Maria�s wedding ballets -- Artenice: a new French fashion at the English court -- Foreign bodies: conflict and co-operation in the early masques -- Family affairs: Henrietta Maria and continental politics in 1631 -- Tempe Restored: exile/dispossession/restitution -- �It is my voyce�: the fashioning of a self in The Shepherds � Paradise -- �Fate hath made thy reign her choice�: The Temple of Love (1635) -- Florim�: the author and the occasion -- Marie de Medicis and the last masques -- �Tyer�d, in her Banish�d dress�: Henrietta Maria in exile. ISBN 9780521847971