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Queen Boudica and Historical Culture in Britain: An Image of Truth
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Artikel-Nr:
9780198816720
Veröffentl:
2018
Erscheinungsdatum:
21.08.2018
Seiten:
256
Autor:
Martha Vandrei
Gewicht:
540 g
Format:
236x157x23 mm
Serie:
Past and Present Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Martha Vandrei is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Exeter. This is her first book.
Taking a long chronological view and a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary approach, this is an innovative and distinctive book. It is the definitive work on the posthumous reputation of the ever-popular warrior queen of the Iceni, Queen Boadicea/Boudica, exploring her presence in British historical discourse, from the early-modern rediscovery of the works of Tacitus to the first historical films of the early twentieth century. In doing so, the book seeks to demonstrate
the continuity and persistence of historical ideas across time and throughout a variety of media. This focus on continuity leads into an examination of the nature of history as a cultural phenomenon and the implications this has for our own conceptions of history and its role in culture more
generally. While providing contemporary contextual readings of Boudica's representations, Martha Vandrei also explores the unique nature of historical ideas as durable cultural phenomena, articulated by very different individuals over time, all of whom were nevertheless engaged in the creative process of making history. Thus this study presents a challenge to the axioms of cultural history, new historicism, and other mainstays of twentieth- and twenty-first- century historical scholarship. It
shows how, long before professional historians sought to monopolise historical practice, audiences encountered visions of past ages created by antiquaries, playwrights, poets, novelists, and artists, all of which engaged with, articulated, and even defined the meaning of 'historical truth'. This book
argues that these individual depictions, variable audience reactions, and the abiding notion of history as truth constitute the substance of historical culture.
the continuity and persistence of historical ideas across time and throughout a variety of media. This focus on continuity leads into an examination of the nature of history as a cultural phenomenon and the implications this has for our own conceptions of history and its role in culture more
generally. While providing contemporary contextual readings of Boudica's representations, Martha Vandrei also explores the unique nature of historical ideas as durable cultural phenomena, articulated by very different individuals over time, all of whom were nevertheless engaged in the creative process of making history. Thus this study presents a challenge to the axioms of cultural history, new historicism, and other mainstays of twentieth- and twenty-first- century historical scholarship. It
shows how, long before professional historians sought to monopolise historical practice, audiences encountered visions of past ages created by antiquaries, playwrights, poets, novelists, and artists, all of which engaged with, articulated, and even defined the meaning of 'historical truth'. This book
argues that these individual depictions, variable audience reactions, and the abiding notion of history as truth constitute the substance of historical culture.
In this unique new study, Martha Vandrei examines how the ancient story of Queen Boudica has been represented throughout history, from Tacitus to the twentieth century, shedding light on the way the British public engages with the past.
Introduction: Queen Boudica and the Idea of Historical Culture