In exploring the exceptionally well-documented activities of Aemilia Juliana of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1637-1706), this study confirms and expands on recent attempts to characterize the roles played by the wives of rulers in the many small principalities of early modern Germany. Judith Aikin analyzes a wide range of texts and cultural artifacts in order to disclose the scope of the contributions of this ruler's consort as full partner in the ruling couple.
In exploring the exceptionally well-documented activities of Aemilia Juliana of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1637-1706), this study confirms and expands on recent attempts to characterize the roles played by the wives of rulers in the many small principalities of early modern Germany. Judith Aikin analyzes a wide range of texts and cultural artifacts in order to disclose the scope of the contributions of this ruler's consort as full partner in the ruling couple.
Judith P. Aikin is Professor of German, Emerita, at the University of Iowa, USA. She has published extensively on court theater and the authorship activities of women at court.
Inhaltsangabe
1 Introduction 2 Becoming the Ruler's Consort 3 Enthroned at the Court of the Muses 4 Partner in a State Marriage 5 Advocate for Women 6 The Ruler's Consort Constructs Her Legacy Appendix 1: Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and its Neighbors ca. 1690 Appendix 2: Family Ties: An Abbreviated Genealogical Summary Appendix 3: Donation Document
1 Introduction 2 Becoming the Ruler's Consort 3 Enthroned at the Court of the Muses 4 Partner in a State Marriage 5 Advocate for Women 6 The Ruler's Consort Constructs Her Legacy Appendix 1: Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and its Neighbors ca. 1690 Appendix 2: Family Ties: An Abbreviated Genealogical Summary Appendix 3: Donation Document
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