Politics, Transgression, and Representation at the Court of Charles II (Studies in British Art)
Contributors: Kevin Sharpe (Contributor); Tim Harris (Contributor); Sheila O'Connell (Contributor); Susan Shifrin (Contributor); Andrew Walkling (Contributor); Steven Zwicker (Contributor); Rachel Weil (Contributor); Joseph Roach (Contributor); Catharine MacLeod (Editor); Julia Marciari Alexander (Editor)
Publisher: YC British Art; Yc British Art; Yale Center for British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Distributed by Yale University Press
Published: February 28, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780300116564
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Social history; c 1600 to c 1700; Art; Art & Art Instruction; British Isles; General; Art / General
Description: "The return of Charles II to the English throne after eleven years of interregnum heralded the beginning of a new era in which the court was characterized by the licentious behavior of the new king. This book brings together ten distinguished scholars of history, literature, music, theater, and art to explore the political and cultural implications of the court's transgressive new character. With particular reference to the perception and representation of women, it offers a varied examination of topics including popular prints and broadsheets, court masque, poetry and painted portraits, and the operation of women in the political sphere." --Book Jacket.