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Book SynopsisConstructing Cromwell is the first book-length study of representations of Oliver Cromwell in his own time. Laura Knoppers analyses almost 40 illustrations and draws on extensive archival research including manuscript letters, diaries, and satiric verse to shed light on the changing print images of England's only non-monarchical head of state.
Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'Knoppers offers a fascinating exploration of the various images and representations of him in contemporary ceremonial, portraits, and printed forms. Her interdisciplinary approach is very rewarding, and she combines the historian's awareness of specific political and intellectual contexts with the literary critic's sensitivity to the texture, style, and voice of texts.' Historical Journal
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. 'A Coffin for King Charles, A Crowne for Cromwell': royalist satire and the regicide; 2. Portraiture, print, and the republican heroic; 3. 'Riding in triumph': ceremony and print in the early Protectorate; 4. Contesting Cromwell in the late Protectorate; 5. 'I saw him dead': Cromwell's death and funeral; 6. Ceremony, print, and punishment in the early restoration; Afterword; Notes; Works cited; Index.
