{"product_id":"elizabeth-i-collected-works-paperback","title":"Elizabeth I: Collected Works - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeah S. Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, \u003ci\u003eElizabeth I\u003c\/i\u003e reveals brilliance on two counts: that of the Queen, a dazzling writer and a leading intellect of the English Renaissance, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book not only essential to scholars but accessible to general readers as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This collection shines a light onto the character and experience of one of the most interesting of monarchs. . . . We are likely never to get a closer or clearer look at her. An intriguing and intense portrait of a woman who figures so importantly in the birth of our modern world.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An admirable scholarly edition of the queen's literary output. . . . This anthology will excite scholars of Elizabethan history, but there is something here for all of us who revel in the English language.\"-John Cooper, \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Substantial, scholarly, but accessible. . . . An invaluable work of reference.\"-Patrick Collinson, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In a single extraordinary volume . . . Marcus and her coeditors have collected the Virgin Queen's letters, speeches, poems and prayers. . . . An impressive, heavily footnoted volume.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This excellent anthology of [Elizabeth's] speeches, poems, prayers and letters demonstrates her virtuosity and afford the reader a penetrating insight into her 'wiles and understandings.'\"-Anne Somerset, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Here then is the only trustworthy collection of the various genres of Elizabeth's writings. . . . A fine edition which will be indispensable to all those interested in Elizabeth I and her reign.\"-Susan Doran, \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In the torrent of words about her, the queen's own words have been hard to find. . . . [This] volume is a major scholarly achievement that makes Elizabeth's mind much more accessible than before. . . . A veritable feast of material in different genres.\"-David Norbrook, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn invaluable work.-Patrick Collinson, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I, from the clumsy letters of childhood to the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, \u003ci\u003eElizabeth I\u003c\/i\u003e reveals brilliance on two counts: that of the Queen, a dazzling writer, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book both accessible and essential.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanel Mueller\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English, the William Rainey Harper Professor in the College, and dean of the Division of the Humanities at the University of Chicago. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Native Tongue and the Word: Developments in English Prose Style, 1380-1580\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeah S. Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edwin Mims Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. Her books include \u003ci\u003ePuzzling Shakespeare: Local Reading and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnediting the Renaissance: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Milton\u003c\/i\u003e. With Mary Beth Rose, Mueller and Marcus edited \u003ci\u003eElizabeth I: Collected Works\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.5 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454595711154,"sku":"9780226504650","price":49.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/52335f05abfeed7d4f1b25ffb86d3810_b6e5adad-2189-4af2-b4b3-28a2db9c4385.webp?v=1778855342","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/elizabeth-i-collected-works-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}