Elizabeth R. Williamson

Elizabethan Diplomacy and Epistolary Culture (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A new account of Elizabethan diplomacy with an original archival foundation, this book examines the world of letters underlying diplomacy and political administration by exploring a new material text never before studied in its own right: the diplomatic letter-book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000384765
• Artikelnr.: 61388982

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth R. Williamson is a Research Fellow in Digital Humanities at the University of Exeter. She has published essays on early modern letters and ambassadorial writings, and has worked on multiple digital projects, including The Diplomatic Correspondence of Thomas Bodley, Early Modern Letters Online, and A Digital Anthology of Early Modern English Drama.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I
Writing
Chapter One
Diplomatic Players: The People Within and Without the Embassy
Chapter Two
Travel, Intelligencing, and the Skills of Information Management
Part II
Copying
Chapter Three
Diplomatic Letter-Books: Writing, Copying, and Keeping Letters
Chapter Four
Writing Reputations: Copying Henry Unton's Letter-books
Part III
Keeping
Chapter Five
Beyond the Embassy: Preservation, Consultation, and the Afterlife of
Letters
Chapter Six
Abundance and Access: Letters in the Digital Archive
Conclusion