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- Book Title
- Patriot or Traitor : the Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh
- Publication Name
- Patriot or Traitor
- Title
- Patriot or Traitor
- Subtitle
- The Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1786076705
- EAN
- 9781786076700
- ISBN
- 9781786076700
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Adventurers & Explorers, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
- Release Year
- 2019
- Release Date
- 03/10/2019
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 7.8in
- Item Width
- 5.1in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Item Weight
- 10.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Product Information
A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year A writer, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer, Sir Walter Ralegh lived more lives than most in his own time, in any time. The fifth son of a Devonshire gentleman, he rose to become Queen Elizabeth's favourite, only to be charged with treason by her successor. Less than a year after the death of his Queen, Ralegh was in the Tower, watching as the scene was set for his own execution. Patriot or Traitor is the dramatic story of his rise and fall.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
ISBN-10
1786076705
ISBN-13
9781786076700
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038761366
Product Key Features
Book Title
Patriot or Traitor : the Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Adventurers & Explorers, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Da358
Reviews
Cultural historian Beer (Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music) sheds light on the underattended elements of Walter Ralegh's life in this well-told but questionably sourced biography. In addition to the oft-discussed vanished Roanoke colony and Ralegh's later quest for gold in South America, this volume covers Ralegh's less-known compassion for the natives he encountered on his voyages and the part he played in sophisticated Tudor politics (the ambitious, multitalented courtier briefly rivaled the famed earl of Essex in the Elizabethan court before losing his head--first figuratively, then literally--under the new Stuart king). While Ralegh comes through in this account as a Renaissance man of exploration, poetry, and politics, his charisma remains elusive, and the absence of vital citations results in uncertainty regarding source reliability and bias. Beer's understanding of Ralegh shines through in her analysis of his popular poetry, which he artfully used to attract Elizabeth I's attention, and his bitter, far less successful work aimed at James I. The narrative's poignant assessment of Ralegh's desperate pleas of relevancy to James and his last, tragic grasp at greatness provides a strong finish. Beer reminds readers of Ralegh's political rise, seafaring adventures, and fraught relationships with notable monarchs in an examination more literary than scholarly., A new biography of Sir Walter Ralegh (c. 1554-1618), a handsome, wily, politically astute, and powerful figure in Elizabethan England.Beer (Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music, 2016, etc.) creates a sharp, sympathetic, and discerning portrait of a charming man of "dark, Celtic, good looks" who became a favorite of Elizabeth I only to fall precipitously from grace under the queen's successor, James VI of Scotland. Without a noble background, Ralegh's unlikely rise to prominence was fueled by his "energy, vision and intelligence" mixed with "arrogance, violence and deception." An improbable naval hero (he could not sleep onboard ship, he claimed), he survived sea battles; a womanizer, who married in secret without the queen's approval, he rose above sex scandals. He was a "cultural relativist in a century of religious absolutism" and a "poster boy" for "a more decent form of British imperialism, concerned not with "trade and plunder" but with settlement. For a time, his loyalty to Elizabeth ensured that he would survive the rivalries that rent the fabric of the court; in 1584, he gained a coveted patent "to discover unknown lands, to take possession of them in the Queen's name, and to hold them for six years." His plan to found the colony of Virginia was, Beer acknowledges, "only a tiny part of a larger geo-political struggle; Protestant England's war with Catholic Spain"--the adversary nation that Ralegh hated vehemently. The author is forthright about her subject's failings and clear in her admiration, as well, especially for his talent for rhetoric: "He was the master of persuasion, a man who could make you believe that defeat was victory, that black was white." In 1592, imprisoned by Elizabeth, he bribed his way to freedom; two years later, he was "a freewheeling adventurer" once again, in South America on a quest for gold. After Elizabeth died, he became "a small cog in the very large machine of international power politics," imprisoned, condemned, and beheaded. A penetrating, spirited recounting of a courtier's roiling life and times .", 'Beer's book is a rigorous and readable take on her subject - it captures the full scope of the character of Ralegh, one that remains frustrating, but endlessly fascinating.', 'A fascinating reappraisal. Beer brings Ralegh to life as a man, as well as providing exceptional detail on the times in which he lived. I highly recommend it.', "The man Beer describes as "a true Renaissance man" had a tenuous place in society--birth date unknown--as the fifth son of a gentleman. He became a soldier in 1569, returned to London 13 years later--just a Captain, but good looking, well-dressed, well-spoken for sure--and, when he caught the eye of the Queen, she decided to keep him around. Access to Queen Elizabeth made Raleigh influential and rich, something his enemies noticed, and then she sent him on a voyage of discovery. Although Raleigh never set foot in North America, he returned with a new vision. Was he brilliant or just clever? A man of action, or a self-aggrandizer? Either way, jealousy eventually took him down; Raleigh was sentenced to death for crimes against the state in 1618. Beer lists his achievements, from naval genius to great writer, and suggests his poetry as the key to the man. What stands out is this statement, however: he knew how to get things done.", "Patriot or Traitor reveals fascinating Elizabethan Walter Ralegh's accomplishments as a teen soldier, inner-circle courtier, ethnographer/colonizer/pirate, and author. Anna Beer explains why Ralegh's influence and fortune arced and waned over his tumultuous life, ultimately leaving him a longtime, legally dead prisoner of the Tower of London. Beer's assured tone and nuanced knowledge of her subject make for a lively history . She lauds Ralegh for his intellectualism in an age of "absolutism and fundamentalism" and as "one of the great prose stylists of his era" but is also keenly aware of his numerous faults. She tartly notes that he could be "economical with the truth" and was "always good at complaining," and she seems outright exasperated at his lack of tact in dangerous situations. The book is further enlivened by extensive quotes from Ralegh's and his contemporaries' letters, poems, and other writings. Beer's evocative historical analysis effectively translates the social life of a distant era for modern readers. She describes how differently Elizabethans viewed things, including their highly stratified class system that called for gruesome hanging, drawing, and quartering of lower-class political prisoners, while "gentlemen" earned a less tortuous beheading. Parallels to contemporary affairs, like the glorification of Anglo-Saxon culture championed then and now by the far right, underscore Beer's contention that history should not be simply a "review of the past, but a source of correct action and human wisdom, here and now." Ralegh's richly recounted life story evokes the turbulence of the Elizabethan and Stuart eras. It's a balanced biography of an English Renaissance man, deconstructing the myths surrounding his apotheosis by nineteenth- and twentieth-century historians and politicians as the poster boy for "a more decent form of imperialism" --a refreshing blend of commanding scholarship and opinionated reflections that is a delight to read ., 'Much of what we think we know about Sir Walter Ralegh - potatoes, tobacco, spreading his cloak over a "plashy place" - is fable. The real story is far more exciting. Here was a man who both achieved and failed extravagantly, who was both hated and loved excessively, and who both lived life and faced death courageously. In this fascinating, eloquent and scholarly new book, Anna Beer reveals the full measure of the man.', "High adventure on the open seas and intrigue at the court of one of the most colorful and talented monarchs in European history are the backdrops for Beer's (Sounds and Sweet Airs, 2016) rousing life of Sir Walter Raleigh. Legend has it that the multitalented Raleigh--writer, soldier, courtier, spy, politician, New World explorer--once laid down his cloak before Queen Elizabeth I so it would not be necessary for Her Majesty to tread through a puddle; the story is apocryphal, but what is accurate is that at one point Raleigh was indeed a gentleman devoted to his queen. With colorful detail and astute interpretation , esteemed historian Beer follows Raleigh's dramatic rise and disastrous fall (on the executioner's block) as he played the political game to his advantage, based on his personal access to the queen. "It was a slippery, dangerous, exciting, glamorous world and Raleigh wanted nothing more than to be at its heart." But it went horribly wrong for the dashing Raleigh, and the full story is well-told here .", 'What brings the book to brilliant life is Ralegh's voice. In conversation with his writing, Beer's prose soars... It's hard not to think Sir Walter would have approved.', 'With colourful detail and astute interpretation, esteemed historian Beer follows Ralegh's dramatic rise and disastrous fall... the full story is well-told here.', 'A fascinating investigation of Ralegh - bringing to life this complex, mysterious character, and the beginnings of the Elizabethan Empire in all its brutal reality - showing us the world he travelled and the Queen herself, commanding, frustrating, and unpicks the truth of his shocking and rapid fall from power.', 'What brings the book to brilliant life is Ralegh's voice. In conversation with his writing, Beer's prose soars...It's hard not to think Sir Walter would have approved.', 'Writing with pace and personality, Anna Beer captures Sir Walter Ralegh in all his paradoxical complexity: his bravery and intellectual energy, the man of violence who also wrote passionate poetry, his lust for life competing with a desire for a good death. Sometimes drawn to Ralegh and at other times repelled by him, Anna Beer assays his career with honesty and sharp observation.', 'This beautifully written and impeccably researched biography offers a fresh perspective on one of the most colourful and controversial characters of the Tudor and Stuart age. The hero of Elizabeth I and the scourge of her successor, Ralegh is brought to life as never before.', 'Heroic, grasping, gifted, a poet and politician, an explorer, dreamer and schemer - an iconic renaissance man brought vividly to life in this work of maturity, judgement and humanity.'
Copyright Date
2019
Dewey Decimal
942.055092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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