{"product_id":"sissis-world-maura-e-hametz-9781501361685","title":"Sissi's World: The Empress Elisabeth in Memory and Myth","description":"\u003ci\u003eSissi's World\u003c\/i\u003e offers a transdisciplinary approach to the study of the Habsburg Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It investigates the myths, legends, and representations across literature, art, film, and other media of one of the most popular, revered, and misunderstood female figures in European cultural history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSissi's World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the cultural foundations for the endurance of the Sissi legends and the continuing fascination with the beautiful empress: a Bavarian duchess born in 1837, the longest-serving Austrian empress, and the queen of Hungary who died in 1898 at the hands of a crazed anarchist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the continuing fascination with \"the beloved Sissi,\" the Habsburg empress, her impact, and legacy have received scant attention from scholars. This collection will go beyond the popular biographical accounts, recountings of her mythic beauty, and scattered studies of her well-known eccentricities to offer transdisciplinary cultural perspectives across art, film, fashion, history, literature, and media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maura E. Hametz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501361686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501361685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d","brand":"Maura E. Hametz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991357980927,"sku":"9781501361685","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21270c88-3afb-499d-adc3-28e950278201.jpg?v=1683309822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sissis-world-maura-e-hametz-9781501361685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}