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Exploring Russia in the Elizabethan commonwealth : The Muscovy Company and Giles Fletcher, the elder (1546-1611) /

Exploring Russia in the Elizabethan Commonwealth tells the story of English relations with Russia, from the 'strange and wonderfull discoverie' of the land and Elizabeth I's correspondence with Ivan the Terrible, to the corruption of the Muscovy Company and the Elizabethan regime'...

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Autor principal: Stout, Felicity Jane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An adventuring commonwealth: English mercantile and diplomatic encounters with Russia, 1553-88
  • A commonwealths-man in Russia: Giles Fletcher's early career and embassies
  • Creating a feigned commonwealth: Fletcher's response to Russia
  • A corrupted commonwealth: Fletcher's representation of Russia
  • A commonwealth counseled: Russia's resonances in late Elizabethan England
  • A controversial commonwealth: censorship, poetry and Fletcher's late career
  • Conclusion. Thinking with Russia, writing English commonwealth.