Penthésilée, reine des Amazones et Preuse, une image de la femme guerrière à la fin du Moyen Âge

Cassagnes‐Brouquet, Sophie

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Representations of Semiramis from antiquity to the medieval period

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The traditions surrounding Semiramis, the Babylonian Queen, are as rich as they are diverse. At different times and places, differing social, economic, political, and religious circumstances have combined to create a variety of versions of Semiramis to suit numerous agendas. Therefore, we do not see one singular canonical tradition on the Queen but a multifaceted version in which her story is transmitted, refracted, and distorted by numerous hands.Running through this multiplicity of images are continual concern about Semiramis' identity as ruler and her position as an Oriental queen. Images of Semiramis are highly conditioned by discourses relating to the East and normative expectations about gender. This thesis identifies three main themes in Semiramis' tradition: sexual excess, ability at monumental construction, and success in military exploits. Each chapter assesses the main literary trends supplemented with a case study. The first chapter on sexual excess establishes that there is a long tradition of the Western imaginary associating the Oriental East as sexually promiscuous. This manifests in the sexualized image of Semiramis apparent in our sources, particularly with later charges of incest examined in the case study. Chapter Two, on monumental construction, demonstrates that strong Orientalist clichés and literary tropes are entrenched in the traditions of the Queen and are further reinforced by the tomb story. In contrast, the military representations of Semiramis, examined in Chapter Three, vary greatly. When mentioned in relation to Alexander the Great she is often a triumphant expansionist, whilst other sources use this representation as evidence of her despotism which is exacerbated by Late Antique sources as bloodthirstiness. However, in the Medieval sources these ideologies become characteristic of masculine strength and good sovereignty, evident in the revolt story. These receptions of Semiramis not only reflect the changes in the debates on woman, power, and female sexuality, but also academic Zeitgeist.

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Swans and Amazons: Penthesilea and the Case for Women’s Heraldry in Medieval Culture

Harwood¹

2017

The Mediaeval Journal

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El papel de la reina Isabel en la guerra de sucesión castellana (1475-1479)

Valdivieso

2023

En Esp. Mediev.

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Isabel I de Castilla de afianzó como reina titular de Castilla una vez superada la guerra civil con que se inicia su reinado. Tras su proclamación en Segovia en diciembre de 1474, en los primeros meses de 1475 tuvo que negociar con su marido Fernando de Aragón y los partidarios de este para ser aceptada como la reina titular con plenos derechos. Eso supuso un pacto entre Isabel y Fernando a través el cual el rey consorte adquiría amplios poderes en Castilla. Superado este obstáculo hubo de hacer frente a quienes defendían los derechos sucesorios de su sobrina Juana de Trastámara, apoyada por Alfonso V de Portugal. La reivindicación del trono por parte de Juana y sus partidarios codujo a una guerra civil y contra Portugal que se desarrolló entre 1475 y 1479. De acuerdo con la mentalidad de la época y el rol de género, Isabel, como mujer, no podía estar al frente del ejército, pero como reina, para demostrar la plenitud de su poder ante el reino, tenía la necesidad de mostrarse como “el rey” que defiende su reino. De esta forma la reina se presenta en asuntos de guerra tomando decisiones, dando órdenes y procurando que estas se cumplan, tal y como se observa en documentos firmados por ella sola sobre asuntos relacionados con ese conflicto. También los cronistas la presentan participando de forma activa en asuntos bélicos. En este trabajo se abordan estas cuestiones, se dejan de lado aquellas intervenciones que se consideran más propias de su condición femenina (reclutamiento, abastecimiento, oración) para poner el acento en acciones de guerra en las que participa (Toro, Burgos, Trujillo, etc.).

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Penthésilée, reine des Amazones et Preuse, une image de la femme guerrière à la fin du Moyen Âge

Cited by 5 publications

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Representations of Semiramis from antiquity to the medieval period

Representations of Semiramis from antiquity to the medieval period

Swans and Amazons: Penthesilea and the Case for Women’s Heraldry in Medieval Culture

El papel de la reina Isabel en la guerra de sucesión castellana (1475-1479)

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