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“In this innovative study, Derval Conroy documents and analyzes the political debate concerning female governance in seventeenth-century France. … Ruling Women, written in an engaging and accessible style, present scholars, teachers, and students alike with a formidable resource to explore representations of queenship in seventeenth-century France. With this work Conroy makes an invaluable contribution to the study of women and gender issues in early modern Europe.” (Kathleen M. Llewellyn, Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 70 (1), 2017)
'This study constitutes a giant step forward in the development of early modern sociocriticism, calling for a reappraisal of the relationship between gender and political thought, in the widest possible sense. With sustained scholarly rigor and impartiality, Conroy offers a nuanced view of female rulers on stage, combining theoretical literature with drama. Her work will revitalize the field in two directions, revising many long-held ideas on monarchy and enhancing further discoveries.'-James Gaines, Professor Emeritus of French, University of Mary Washington, USA
Praise for Ruling Women, Volume 1, Government, Virtue, and the Female Prince in Seventeenth-Century France:
'In this fascinating and original study, Conroy investigates the intellectual history of the exclusion of women from the French throne. She brilliantly shows how seventeenth-century feminist authors exposed the contradictions of their opponents and demonstrated that the intellectual and moral virtues required for governing were "of both sexes". A must-read for everyone interested in the politics of gender.'
-Siep Stuurman, Professor Emeritus of the History of Ideas, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Book Title: Ruling Women, Volume 2
Book Subtitle: Configuring the Female Prince in Seventeenth-Century French Drama
Authors: Derval Conroy
Series Title: Queenship and Power
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137568489
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56842-7Published: 17 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-57167-3Published: 05 June 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56848-9Published: 26 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 214
Topics: Political History, Modern History, History of France, Social History, History of Early Modern Europe