Felicity Stout

Exploring Russia in the Elizabethan commonwealth

The Muscovy Company and Giles Fletcher, the elder (1546-1611)

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Produktbeschreibung

Concentrates on the fascinating life and work of Giles Fletcher, the elder (1546-1611) and his analysis of government and commonwealth, through the image of Russia. His account of Russia remains the most comprehensive early modern western European account of the 'barbaric' land on Christendom's borders.

Produktdetails

• Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780719097003
• ISBN-10: 0719097002
• Artikelnr.: 42793453

Autorenporträt

Felicity Jane Stout is the De Velling Willis Fellow in History at the University of Sheffield

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. An adventuring commonwealth: English mercantile and
diplomatic encounters with Russia, 1553-88 2. A commonwealths-man in
Russia: Giles Fletcher's early career and embassies 3. Creating a feigned
commonwealth: Fletcher's response to Russia 4. A corrupted commonwealth:
Fletcher's representation of Russia 5. A commonwealth counselled: Russia's
resonances in late Elizabethan England 6. A controversial commonwealth:
censorship, poetry and Fletcher's later career Conclusion: Thinking with
Russia, writing English commonwealth Select bibliography Index