Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers: Gender, Sex, and Power in Popular Culture

Book Overview

Examines how modern gender ideologies influence representations of premodern monarchs in popular media
Covers a wide range of recent and well-known films, television shows, and historical fiction from both European and American markets
Appeals to scholars of medievalism, royal studies, and gender studies

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319687700
• ISBN13: 9783319687704
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"