Portraits of the Queen Mother: Polemics, Panegyrics, Letters Volume 35

by Catherine de Medici and Catherine De Médicis

Catherine de Médicis was portrayed in her day as foreign usurper, loving queen and queen mother, patron of the arts, and Machiavellian murderer of Protestants. Leah L. Chang and Katherine Kong assemble a diverse array of scathing polemic and lofty praise, diplomatic reports, and Catherine's own letters, which together show how one extraordinary woman's rule intersected with early modern conceptions of gender, maternity, and power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0772721726
• ISBN13: 9780772721723
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"