Annotated Bibliography
Bloom, Harold. "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" New York: Riverhead
Books, 1998.
Each of Shakespeare's plays receives an essay about how its characters affect our life.
Eggert, Katherine. "Showing Like a Queen: Female Authority and Literary Experiment in
Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton" Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press,
2000.
This book contains many theories regarding strong women, but not limited to Elizabeth I, in Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton's works.
King, John N. "Queen Elizabeth I: Representations of the Virgin Queen" Renaissance
Quarterly 43.1 Spring '90 p. 37.
This article examines Elizabeth's ability to manipulate her image in the public's eye.
Montrose, Louis "The Subject of Elizabeth" Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006.
This book contains much information regarding Elizabeth's appearance to her subjects in art, literature, and mythology.
Weir, Alison. "The Life of Elizabeth I" New York: Ballantine, 1998.
This is a wonderful biography of Elizabeth I chronicling her reign as well as speculation about her personal life.
Student Bibliography
Shakespeare, William. As You Like It. New York: Signet, 1986.
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. New York: Signet, 1963.
Shakespeare, William. The Taming of the Shrew. New York: Signet, 1966.
Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. New York: Signet, 1965.
Spenser, Edmund, and A.C. Hamilton, ed. The Faerie Queene. Harlow, England: Longman, 2001.
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