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About the Author
Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly is a Professor of German Literature at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow at Exeter College. She is the editor of The Cambridge History of German Literature (Cambridge University Press, 1997) and Queens Consort, Cultural Transfer and European Politics, c. 1500-1800 (Routledge, 2016), and author of Beauty or Beast? The Woman Warrior in the German Imagination from the Renaissance to the Present (Oxford University Press, 2010).
Reviews
This ground-breaking study is the first, as the book's blurb states, "to consider together these newly proclaimed emperors in six territories on three continents across the whole of the long nineteenth-century." The author draws upon a wealth of written sources and offers a multifaceted approach, exploring how these monarchs projected an imperial aura through courts, honours, coronations, city planning, and much more. This absorbing book brings new perspectives to key themes in the history of emperorship. * Aidan Jones, King's College London, Royal Studies Journal *
The narrative strength of the book lies in its presentation of the visual power of imperial ceremonies such as emperors' coronations, their portraits, narratives, architectures, and acts of commemoration in Europe, South America, and India. * Jana Osterkamp, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198802471
Author Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 696g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 163mm * 26mm