Description
Book SynopsisCollection of new essays about the earl of Essex, one of the most important figures of the Elizabethan court
Table of ContentsIntroduction
I Essex: Patron and patronage
1. ‘Cleverly playing the stoic’: the Earl of Essex, Sir Philip Sidney and surviving Elizabeth’s court – Richard Wood
2. Essexianism and the work of Gervase Markham – Matthew Steggle
3. Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex, and the practice of theatre – Grace Ioppolo
4. Essex’s international agenda in 1595 and his device of the Indian prince – Linda Shenk
II Self-fashioning
5. ‘Achilles alter’: the heroic lives and afterlives of Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex – Andrew Hiscock
6. ‘Bringing rebellion broached on his sword’: Essex and Ireland – Willy Maley and Chris Butler
7. Essex’s last campaign: the fall of the Earl of Essex and manuscript circulation – Andrew Gordon
8. ‘Idle papers’: an apology of the Earl of Essex – Hugh Gazzard
9. ‘Toucht with bolt of treason’: the Earl of Essex and Lady Penelope Rich – Chris Laoutaris
10. The Earl of Essex and ‘politic history’ – Alexandra Gajda
III Afterlives
11. Prodigality and the Earl of Essex – Mary Partridge
12. The Earl of Essex and the Duke of Windsor: Elizabeth and Essex on film – Lisa Hopkins
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