Queenship and the Women of Westeros - Female Agency and Advice in Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)

Is the world of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones really medieval? How accurately does it reflect the real Middle Ages? Historians have been addressing these questions since the book and television series exploded into a cultural phenomenon. For scholars of medieval and early modern women, they offer a unique vantage point from which to study the intersections of elite women and popular understandings of the premodern world. This volume is a wide-ranging study of those intersections. Focusing on female agency and the role of advice, it finds a wealth of continuities and contrasts between the many powerful female characters of Martin's fantasy world and the strategies that historical women used to exert influence. Reading characters such as Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister, and Brienne of Tarth with a creative, deeply scholarly eye, Queenship and the Women of Westeros makes cutting-edge developments in queenship studies accessible to everyday readers and fans.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Queenship and Power
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Zita Eva Rohr • Lisa Benz
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	263
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-025043-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-025043-1
Barcode:	9783030250430

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