Political Coquetry. Elizabeth I in David Hume’s The History of England
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This article examines the image of the feminine in the figure of Elizabeth I in The History of England in the light of the contrast with other female figures that precede her in the work, on the methodological principle that a reading in contrast with previous female landmarks in Hume's historical narrative can illuminate the nature of gender in Elizabeth I's regal character. First, we identify the various ways in which Hume approaches Elizabeth's political figure and personal character: (a) her political discourse, (b) the attributes of her person, (c) the qualities of her character, and (d) her political sensibility. We then employ the parallelism raised in Volume IV between Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots to interpret Hume's insights in a gendered fashion and to illuminate the political nature of coquetry.
- Elizabeth I
- Femininity
- Gender
- Politics
- Coquetry
- Hume
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