Reviews
"Promises to become a classic of enduring interest to specialists and general readers alike."-- Sixteenth Century Journal, "Promises to become a classic of enduring interest to specialists and general readers alike."--Sixteenth Century Journal, "Promises to become a classic of enduring interest to specialists and general readers alike."- Sixteenth Century Journal, "This study will appeal to anyone interested in Elizabeth Tudor or, more generally, women in power."-- Publishers Weekly, "This study will appeal to anyone interested in Elizabeth Tudor or, more generally, women in power."- Publishers Weekly, "An important book. . . . Levin breaks out of the usual stale biographical packaging of Elizabeth by using traditional sources in imaginative ways."--Shakespeare Quarterly "A persuasive analysis of how perception of gender roles helped to constitute power in Tudor England."--Choice, "A persuasive analysis of how perception of gender roles helped to constitute power in Tudor England."- Choice, "Levin is stimulating on topics such as Elizabeth I's use of the image of the Virgin Queen, one which could be helpfully confused in the popular imagination with that of the discarded Catholic Virgin Mary."-- London Times, "Levin is stimulating on topics such as Elizabeth I's use of the image of the Virgin Queen, one which could be helpfully confused in the popular imagination with that of the discarded Catholic Virgin Mary."--The London Times, "The Heart and Stomach of a King occupies the realm where political and social history overlap with anthropology, art history, and literary criticism. Enriched by all these viewpoints, Levin's work is remarkably in tune with Elizabeth. The innovative and allusive quality of Levin's prose matches the fluidity and creativity of Elizabeth's behavior."--Albion, " The Heart and Stomach of a King occupies the realm where political and social history overlap with anthropology, art history, and literary criticism. Enriched by all these viewpoints, Levin's work is remarkably in tune with Elizabeth. The innovative and allusive quality of Levin's prose matches the fluidity and creativity of Elizabeth's behavior."- Albion, "An important book. . . . Levin breaks out of the usual stale biographical packaging of Elizabeth by using traditional sources in imaginative ways."-- Shakespeare Quarterly, " The Heart and Stomach of a King occupies the realm where political and social history overlap with anthropology, art history, and literary criticism. Enriched by all these viewpoints, Levin's work is remarkably in tune with Elizabeth. The innovative and allusive quality of Levin's prose matches the fluidity and creativity of Elizabeth's behavior."-- Albion, "A persuasive analysis of how perception of gender roles helped to constitute power in Tudor England."--Choice, "A persuasive analysis of how perception of gender roles helped to constitute power in Tudor England."-- Choice, "Levin is stimulating on topics such as Elizabeth I's use of the image of the Virgin Queen, one which could be helpfully confused in the popular imagination with that of the discarded Catholic Virgin Mary."- The London Times, "An important book. . . . Levin breaks out of the usual stale biographical packaging of Elizabeth by using traditional sources in imaginative ways."- Shakespeare Quarterly, "This study will appeal to anyone interested in Elizabeth Tudor or, more generally, women in power."--Publishers Weekly, "Levin is stimulating on topics such as Elizabeth I's use of the image of the Virgin Queen, one which could be helpfully confused in the popular imagination with that of the discarded Catholic Virgin Mary."- London Times
