The reputation of Edward II, 1305-1697 : a literary transformation of history /

Heyam, Kit,

The reputation of Edward II, 1305-1697 : a literary transformation of history / Kit Heyam. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource. - Gendering the late medieval and early modern world .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Riot, Sodomy, and Minions -- The Ambiguous Discourse of Sexual Transgression -- 2. From Goats to Ganymedes -- The Development of Edward II's Sexual Reputation -- 3. Edward II and Piers Gaveston -- Brothers, Friends, Lovers -- 4. 'Is it not strange that he is thus bewitch'd?' -- Edward II's Agency and Culpability -- 5. Edward II as Political Exemplum -- 6. 'No escape now from a life full of suffering' -- Edward II's Sensational Fall -- 7. Beyond Sexual Mimesis -- The Penetrative Murder of Edward II Conclusion: The Literary Transformation of History -- Appendix: Accounts of and allusions to Edward II's reign, composed 1305-1697 -- Index



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Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 --Relations with men.
Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 --Public opinion.
Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 --In literature.


Homosexuality--History.--Great Britain


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DA230 / .R478 2020