Shakespeare’s Foreign Queens

Sandra Logan is Associate Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture in the Department of English at Michigan State University, USA, and Director of the Citizen Scholars Program for the MSU College of Arts and Letters.

“Scholars interested in theories of sovereignty and tyranny, foreignness, and the intersections of gender and power as they emerge in Shakespeare will find fruitful avenues in this complex and challenging book.” (Kat Lecky, Early Modern Woman, EMWJ, Vol. 15 (2), 2021)“This book is true to its title, providing a detailed analytical study of four Shakespearian foreign queens. … The practical structure of the book also lends itself well to being read as an anthology. Each chapter contains a brief introduction to its subject, has distinct notes and its own bibliography.” (Alexandra Claridge, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 6 (1), 2019)

• 1. Introduction: Foreign Queens, Abusive Sovereignty, and Political Authority in the Past and the Present.- 2.Katherine of Aragon's Fragmented Identity in Henry VIII.- 3. The Friend, the Enemy, the Wife, and the Guest: Conditional and Unconditional Hospitality in The Winter's Tale.- 4. Strange Bedfellows: Friend, Enemy, and the Commonweal in Titus Andronicus.- 5. Margaret and the Ban: Resistances to Sovereign Authority in Henry VI 1, 2, & 3 and Richard III.