Eros and the Poetry at the Courts of Mary Queen of Scots and James VI [Hardcover]

Sarah M. Dunnigan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0333918754 | ISBN-13: 978-0333918753

Eros and Poetry examines the erotics of literary desire at the Stewart court in Scotland during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI. Encompassing the period from the early 1560s to the late 1590s, this is the first study to link together Scottish Marian and Jacobean court literatures, presenting a relatively unknown body of writing, newly theorized and contextualized. It argues that in this period erotic poetry can only be considered in relation to the figure of the monarch, and that the formation of elite lyric culture takes place under the shaping influence of desire for, and against, the sovereign, and her or his 'passional' and symbolic powers.

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About the Author

Sarah Dunnigan is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (February 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333918754
• ISBN-13: 978-0333918753
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,161,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)