The Tragic Histories Of Mary Queen Of Scots 1560 1690

Download or read book The Tragic Histories of Mary Queen of Scots, 1560-1690 written by John D. Staines and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting developments in public rhetoric and political writing from the Elizabethan period through the Restoration, John Staines here explores the political consequences of the emotions generated by the image of Mary Queen of Scots, tragic woman and queen. This study identifies two basic literary traditions of her tragedy: one conservative, sentimental, and royalist, the other radical, skeptical, and republican.