{"product_id":"the-politics-of-court-scandal-in-early-modern-england-9780521035439","title":"The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a detailed 2002 study of the political significance of the seventeenth century's most notorious and sensational court scandal - the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. The book examines the production and circulation of news about the scandal and assesses the political significance of contemporary depictions of the affair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… this is such an interesting book and one with so many important insights to offer … The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England is a truly interdisciplinary book, one whose approach to early modern culture should be a welcome provocation to historians and literary scholars alike.' Early Modern Literary Studies\u003cbr\u003e'[Bellany's] sensitive and scholarly account reminds us that if a single preoccupation dominated the political thinking of the English Renaissance, it was the provision of good counsel to kings.' London Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on quotations and dates; List of abbreviations; Introduction: poison in the fountain - understanding the politics of Jacobean court scandal; 1. The court politics of the Overbury scandal; 2. News culture and the Overbury affair; 3. The sins of the Overbury murderers; 4. 'The powder poison': popish plots and the Overbury scandal; 5. Stamping the print of justice? Vengeance, mercy and repentance; 6. Afterlives: the Overbury affair as history and memory; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767576756567,"sku":"9780521035439","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521035439.jpg?v=1758713844","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-court-scandal-in-early-modern-england-9780521035439","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}