Demastes, William W., editor. British Playwrights, 1956-1995. Greenwood Press, 1996.
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Christina Queen of Sweden
Standard Name: Christina,, Queen of Sweden
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Pam Gems | |
| Family and Intimate relationships | May Edginton | Francis Baily
was a novelist and one-time editor of Royal Magazine. It was in the context of the magazine that they met, as ME
was one of its contributors. Baily was the author from... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Charlotte O'Conor Eccles | Some of her contributions are related (sometimes ironically or satirically related) to women's issues and the New Woman: Great Marriage Insurance Scheme, How Women Can Easily Make Provision for their Old Age... |
| Performance of text | Pam Gems | The Royal Shakespeare Company
first performed PG
's playQueen Christina, at their small Stratford theatre named The Other Place
. Wandor, Michelene, editor. Plays by Women: Volume Three. Methuen, 1984. 49 |
| Publishing | Sarah Waters | |
| Reception | Anne Dacier | AD
was publicly honoured for her scholarly career from its early days. The Academy of Padua in Italy elected her a member in 1679, and at about the same time Queen Christina of Sweden
wooed... |
| Textual Features | Natalie Clifford Barney | In L'amour défenduNCB
defends the proposition that only love is important, not the sex to whom it is directed. Barney, Natalie Clifford, and Karla Jay. A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney. Translator Anna Livia, New Victoria Publishers, 1992. 85 |
| Textual Production | Barbara Cartland | Her other biographies include The Private Life of Elizabeth, Empress of Austria (1959), Diane de Poitiers (1962), and The Outrageous Queen: A Biography of Christina of Sweden (1977). |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Dorothea Celesia | Though the poem, in heroic couplets, turns at the end to praise of virtue, its notion of indolence is more positive than that of James Thomson
in The Castle of Indolence, 1748. In leisurely... |
Timeline
1645: The government of Sweden began publication...
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1645
The government of Sweden began publication of Post och Inrikes Tidningar (PoIT), considered to be the world's oldest newspaper still in circulation.
“A Newspaper Timeline”. World Association of Newspapers.
“World’s oldest newspaper ends print version for Internet format”. Sweden.se: The Official Gateway to Sweden: News, 27 Jan. 2007.
6 June 1654: Queen Christina abdicated from the throne...
National or international item
6 June 1654
Queen Christina
abdicated from the throne of Sweden; crowned queen at the age of five in 1632, she was crowned again in December 1644 on reaching eighteen.
Marks, Tracy. Queen Christina of Sweden. 13 Feb. 2003, http://www.windweaver.com/christina/christina.htm.
1681: The baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)...
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1681
The baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli
(1653-1713) published his first twelve Church Sonatas, dedicated to Queen Christina
of Sweden (who had abdicated and was living in Rome).
Baroque Composers and Musicians: Arcangelo Corelli. http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxcorelli.html.
1909: A biography of Christina of Sweden by Ida...
Women writers item
1909
A biography of Christina of Sweden by Ida Ashworth Taylor
appeared.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
By early October 1930: London publisher Gerald Howe issued a composite...
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By early October 1930
London publisher Gerald Howe issued a composite biography entitled Six Women of the World, which had previously made up six volumes in a Representative Women series, 1927-9.
Library of Congress Online Catalog. http://catalog.loc.gov/.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
1497 (9 October 1930): 802
1 January 2007: Sweden's Post och Inrikes Tidningar, cited...
Writing climate item
1 January 2007
Sweden's Post och Inrikes Tidningar, cited by the World Association of Newspapers
as the world's oldest newspaper still in circulation, dropped its print edition to become an internet only publication.
“A Newspaper Timeline”. World Association of Newspapers.
“World’s oldest newspaper ends print version for Internet format”. Sweden.se: The Official Gateway to Sweden: News, 27 Jan. 2007.
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