Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-239) and indexes.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Preface to the reissue; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF MONARCHY; THE ENVY OF THE WORLD; THE CONTINUING MYSTERY; IDENTIFYING WITH 'THEM'; SETTLING ACCOUNTS; DESIRE, DENIAL AND THE PRESS; A WOMAN'S REALM; THE HERITAGE OF THE FUTURE; Appendix; References; Name index; Subject index
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Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial chatter about royalty. This book was the first serious study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and now with a new preface, remains relevant today.