Myth-making and History: The Visual Transformation of Boadicea in Eighteenth-Century History Books
Boadicea’s absence from British visual culture was conspicuous until the mid-eighteenth century. This essay explores the evolution of Boadicea’s portrayal in book illustrations and in the visual arts, focusing on her transformation from a tragic queen to a classical heroine. Initially depicted as a...
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Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
2024-12-01
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| Series: | XVII-XVIII |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/1718/13942 |
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