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In this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era. It is the story of her improbable rise to power and the great triumphs of her reign--the end of religious bloodshed, the settling of the New World, the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Brilliantly clever, a scholar with a ready wit, she was also vain, bold, and unpredictable, a queen who commanded--and won--absolute loyalty from those around her.
But in these pages, in her own voice, Elizabeth also recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley, whom she could never marry; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. In this unforgettable novel, Elizabeth emerges as one of the most fascinating and controversial women in history, and as England’s greatest monarch.
But in these pages, in her own voice, Elizabeth also recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley, whom she could never marry; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. In this unforgettable novel, Elizabeth emerges as one of the most fascinating and controversial women in history, and as England’s greatest monarch.
著者について
JEAN PLAIDY, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy’s novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.
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形式:ペーパーバック
この本が読みたくて英語を勉強したようなものですが、初めて読もうとしてから何年も経っているのに、ちっとも失望しない、いい本でした。
本を読みながら、当時のイングランドと諸外国の年表が書けてしまう(書きました)ほど丁寧に歴史的事実を追っているのですが、勉強臭くはない。エリザベスを始め登場人物もみんな自分のやりたいようにやっているようにしか見えなくて、制約の中で書いたような窮屈さとは無縁でした。
勉強家で頭が良くて、おだてに弱くて、宝石や豪華な服が大好きで、国益を優先して、ハンサムな廷臣のおねだりは聞いてしまって。
矛盾するような二つの性格が、とても好きです。
本を読みながら、当時のイングランドと諸外国の年表が書けてしまう(書きました)ほど丁寧に歴史的事実を追っているのですが、勉強臭くはない。エリザベスを始め登場人物もみんな自分のやりたいようにやっているようにしか見えなくて、制約の中で書いたような窮屈さとは無縁でした。
勉強家で頭が良くて、おだてに弱くて、宝石や豪華な服が大好きで、国益を優先して、ハンサムな廷臣のおねだりは聞いてしまって。
矛盾するような二つの性格が、とても好きです。
Amazon.com で最も参考になったカスタマーレビュー (beta)
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24 人中、23人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
No one writes historical fiction like Jean Plaidy
2004/6/27
形式:ペーパーバック
Queen of This Realm is one of Plaidy's best novels; a complete fictional look at the youth and reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Written as a memoir by Queen Elizabeth, you will learn about her first scandalous love affair with her step-mother, Katherine Parr's, husband and the following life-long, unconsummated love of her life, Robert Dudley. Love and betrayal were all a part of the Queen's life and it often reads like a soap opera!
Queen Elizabeth was bold, highly intelligent, supremely vain, and one of the greatest monarchs of England. You will be taken in and enthralled by the story of her close calls with execution at the hand of her sister, Queen Mary, and her fascination with and eventual execution of her cousin, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, who plotted to claim the English throne as her own for most of her life (her story is told in Royal Road To Fotheringay to be reissued Fall 2004).
This is a stellar novel; you won't believe how fascinating history can be to read until you've read Plaidy! She has written over 50 books, most of which are out of print, but can be found in libraries and online. Once you start reading her, you can't stop!
11 人中、11人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Most complete & balanced novel of Eliz.I I've read.
1999/6/2
形式:マスマーケット
Written in the first person, the novel makes us feel as though we know what Elizabeth Tudor felt & thought. Her historical fame is not glorified; her substantial faults are not understated; but we see possible reasons for both. Above all, we are shown how her incredible scholarship and insecure youth combined, enabling her (and in a man's world) to bring England from bankruptcy & religious strife to its first age great enough to be named for one person: "Elizabethan."
15 人中、14人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
The Queen of Historical Fiction takes on Elizabeth
2004/12/12
形式:ペーパーバック
From the opening lines, "When I look over the first twenty-five years of my life and consider the number of times I was in danger of losing it," the reader is swept up into the majestic mind and spirit of the iconic Elizabeth I. Jean Plaidy began writing historical fiction in the fifties, and to the modern-day reader she may seem a tad dated and naive; yet her consummate command of history and ability to effortlessly transition from scene to scene are commanding and refreshing in an era of overheated fiction and an emphasis on the lurid.
A friend loaned me this book; I found it captivating and immensely easy to read, even as I learned about Elizabeth and her times. This is a vastly different Elizabeth from the devious narcissist of Philippa Gregory's works or the volatile spirited girl of C.W.Gortner's book, but she is worth exploring all the same.
A friend loaned me this book; I found it captivating and immensely easy to read, even as I learned about Elizabeth and her times. This is a vastly different Elizabeth from the devious narcissist of Philippa Gregory's works or the volatile spirited girl of C.W.Gortner's book, but she is worth exploring all the same.
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