Re-Presenting “Jane” Shore: Harlot And Heroine
Maria M. Scott
141 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0754637409
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Language: English
Publish: April 12, 2005
Shore (1445-1527) was the daughter of a well-to-do merchant who left her merchant husband to become the mistress of Edward IV of England, and though she played only a minor role in historical events, has remained an enduring figure ever since. Scott (English, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia) traces the representation of her legend, arguing that bo