Fictions of Embassy : Literature and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe.
Hampton, Timothy.
Fictions of Embassy : Literature and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Fictions of Embassy -- Angels and Pimps -- Words and Deeds -- The Useful and the Honorable -- Epic and the Law of Nations -- From Cortez to Camões -- Big States and Small States -- Hamlet's Diplomacy -- The Tragedy of Delegation -- In the Hôtel des Ambassadeurs -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Historians of early modern Europe have long stressed how new practices of diplomacy that emerged during the period transformed European politics. Fictions of Embassy is the first book to examine the cultural implications of the rise of modern.
9780801458712
European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism.
European literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
Diplomacy in literature.
International relations in literature.
Politics and literature -- Europe -- History.
Diplomacy -- History.
Europe -- Foreign relations.
Electronic books.
PN56.D55 -- H36 2009eb
809/.894
Fictions of Embassy : Literature and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Fictions of Embassy -- Angels and Pimps -- Words and Deeds -- The Useful and the Honorable -- Epic and the Law of Nations -- From Cortez to Camões -- Big States and Small States -- Hamlet's Diplomacy -- The Tragedy of Delegation -- In the Hôtel des Ambassadeurs -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Historians of early modern Europe have long stressed how new practices of diplomacy that emerged during the period transformed European politics. Fictions of Embassy is the first book to examine the cultural implications of the rise of modern.
9780801458712
European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism.
European literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
Diplomacy in literature.
International relations in literature.
Politics and literature -- Europe -- History.
Diplomacy -- History.
Europe -- Foreign relations.
Electronic books.
PN56.D55 -- H36 2009eb
809/.894