Historical Romance and Fin Amour in Margaret Cavendish's Life of William Cavendish

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Despite Margaret Cavendish's explicit rejection of “romansical” style in her biography of her husband, The Life of William Cavendish relies heavily on romantic tropes. The dominant literary strain throughout the Life is a surprising love-plot, which centres around William and King Charles II. William Cavendish proves his merit as a royalist through his limitless devotion to the King, whom he professes to love more than his own wife, despite the King's failure to reciprocate his fidelity. As narrator and character, Margaret Cavendish regards her husband's “romansical” values with rational skepticism; however, the Life thrives on the dichotomy between their perspectives.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0013838X.2011.622162