Book : The Creation Of Anne Boleyn A New Look At England’s

-Titulo Original : The Creation Of Anne Boleyn A New Look At England’s Most Notorious Queen

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Mariner Books

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From the Inside Flap Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne s life and an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? What did she really look like? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: neither.) And perhaps the most provocative questions concern Anne s death more than her life. How could Henry order the execution of a once beloved wife? Drawing on scholarship and critical analysis, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history s most infamous relationships. Bordo also shows how generations of polemicists, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers imagined and re-imagined Anne: whore, martyr, cautionary tale, proto mean girl, feminist icon, and everything in between. In this lively book, Bordo steps off the well-trodden paths of Tudoriana to expertly tease out the human being behind the competing mythologies. “Bordo’s sharp reading of Boleyniana and her clear affection for this proud, unusual woman make this an entertaining, provocative read.”-Boston GlobePart biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a reconstruction of Boleyn’s life and an illuminating look at her very active afterlife in the popular imagination. With recent novels, movies, and television shows, Anne has been having a twenty-first-century moment, but Bordo shows how many generations of polemicists, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers have imagined and reimagined her: whore, martyr, cautionary tale, proto-“mean girl,” feminist icon, and everything in between. Drawing on scholarship and razor-sharp analysis, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history’s most intriguing women, teasing out what we actually know about Anne Boleyn and what we think we know about her.“Riveting . . . Bordo’s eloquent study not only recovers Anne Boleyn for our times but also demonstrates the ways in which legends grow out of the faintest wisps of historical fact.” -Book Page“Engrossing . . . Ms. Bordo offers a fascinating discussion.”-New York Times Review Engrossing....Ms. Bordo offers a fascinating discussion. . . . a strangely tasty book.-The New York Times Bordo’s sharp reading of Boleyniana and her clear affection for this proud, unusual woman make this an entertaining, provocative read.-The Boston Globe A fascinating and accessible study of Anne Boleyns history and popular myth.-Shelf Awareness A feast of feminism and history…fascinates readers, and informs and entertains along the way.-Roanoke Times Delightfully cheeky, solidly researched…[Bordo] uses her good sense and academic training to shrewdly chip away at historical commentary, which has hardened speculation into supposed facts.-The Daily Beast Engrossing…blending biography, cultural history and literary analysis with a creative writer’s knack for narrative and detail.-Louisville Leo Weekly Rivetting…Bordo’s eloquent study not only recovers Anne Boleyn for our times but also demonstrates the ways in which legends grow out of the faintest wisps of historical fact, and develop into tangled webs of fact and fiction that become known as the truth. -Bookpage Bordo’s skills are sharp as ever as she compares narratives from history and popular culture, revealing the bits of truth we know to be for certain about one of historys most elusive characters.-Bitch Media The perfect book for anyone interested in Anne Boleyn. Highly readable, interesting and thought provoking.-The Anne Boleyn Files Susan Bordos Boleyn did the impossible - it made me excited to read about the Tudors again while reminding me to approach history and historical fiction with curiosity and a questioning mind.-Historical Fiction NotebookThe University of Kentucky humanities chair does a superb job of sepa