"Sovereign States: Byatt, Bard, and Coronations" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo643/ Author: Merrington, Peter. Type: Journal Article Year: 2023 Publication Information: Shakespeare in Southern Africa 36 (2023): 71–82. DOI: 10.4314/sisa.v36il.8 Annotation: Draws parallels between Shakespeare's lifelong interest in "the charismatic power of royalty," the 2022 coronation of Charles III, post-apartheid South Africa, and A. S. Byatt's The Virgin in the Garden (1978) about Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. English summary, 71. Language: English Persons: Byatt, A. S. Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Summer 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo643