Annaliese Connolly is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Sheffield Hallam UniversityLisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University

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• IntroductionI Essex: Patron and patronage1. ‘Cleverly playing the stoic’: the Earl of Essex, Sir Philip Sidney and surviving Elizabeth’s court – Richard Wood2. Essexianism and the work of Gervase Markham – Matthew Steggle3. Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex, and the practice of theatre – Grace Ioppolo4. Essex’s international agenda in 1595 and his device of the Indian prince – Linda Shenk II Self-fashioning5. ‘Achilles alter’: the heroic lives and afterlives of Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex – Andrew Hiscock6. ‘Bringing rebellion broached on his sword’: Essex and Ireland – Willy Maley and Chris Butler 7. Essex’s last campaign: the fall of the Earl of Essex and manuscript circulation – Andrew Gordon8. ‘Idle papers’: an apology of the Earl of Essex – Hugh Gazzard9. ‘Toucht with bolt of treason’: the Earl of Essex and Lady Penelope Rich – Chris Laoutaris10. The Earl of Essex and ‘politic history’ – Alexandra GajdaIII Afterlives11. Prodigality and the Earl of Essex – Mary Partridge12. The Earl of Essex and the Duke of Windsor: Elizabeth and Essex on film – Lisa HopkinsBibliographyIndex

Annaliese Connolly is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Sheffield Hallam UniversityLisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University

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• IntroductionI Essex: Patron and patronage1. ‘Cleverly playing the stoic’: the Earl of Essex, Sir Philip Sidney and surviving Elizabeth’s court – Richard Wood2. Essexianism and the work of Gervase Markham – Matthew Steggle3. Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex, and the practice of theatre – Grace Ioppolo4. Essex’s international agenda in 1595 and his device of the Indian prince – Linda Shenk II Self-fashioning5. ‘Achilles alter’: the heroic lives and afterlives of Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex – Andrew Hiscock6. ‘Bringing rebellion broached on his sword’: Essex and Ireland – Willy Maley and Chris Butler 7. Essex’s last campaign: the fall of the Earl of Essex and manuscript circulation – Andrew Gordon8. ‘Idle papers’: an apology of the Earl of Essex – Hugh Gazzard9. ‘Toucht with bolt of treason’: the Earl of Essex and Lady Penelope Rich – Chris Laoutaris10. The Earl of Essex and ‘politic history’ – Alexandra GajdaIII Afterlives11. Prodigality and the Earl of Essex – Mary Partridge12. The Earl of Essex and the Duke of Windsor: Elizabeth and Essex on film – Lisa HopkinsBibliographyIndex

Annaliese Connolly is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Sheffield Hallam UniversityLisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University

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• IntroductionI Essex: Patron and patronage1. ‘Cleverly playing the stoic’: the Earl of Essex, Sir Philip Sidney and surviving Elizabeth’s court – Richard Wood2. Essexianism and the work of Gervase Markham – Matthew Steggle3. Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex, and the practice of theatre – Grace Ioppolo4. Essex’s international agenda in 1595 and his device of the Indian prince – Linda Shenk II Self-fashioning5. ‘Achilles alter’: the heroic lives and afterlives of Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex – Andrew Hiscock6. ‘Bringing rebellion broached on his sword’: Essex and Ireland – Willy Maley and Chris Butler 7. Essex’s last campaign: the fall of the Earl of Essex and manuscript circulation – Andrew Gordon8. ‘Idle papers’: an apology of the Earl of Essex – Hugh Gazzard9. ‘Toucht with bolt of treason’: the Earl of Essex and Lady Penelope Rich – Chris Laoutaris10. The Earl of Essex and ‘politic history’ – Alexandra GajdaIII Afterlives11. Prodigality and the Earl of Essex – Mary Partridge12. The Earl of Essex and the Duke of Windsor: Elizabeth and Essex on film – Lisa HopkinsBibliographyIndex