Elizabethan Diplomacy and Epistolary Culture

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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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.

Inhalt

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