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Concentrates on the fascinating life and work of Giles Fletcher, the elder (15461611) 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. -- .

Table of Contents

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
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Index

Exploring Russia in the Elizabethan commonwealth

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719097003, 978-0719097003
      ISBN10: 0719097002

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Concentrates on the fascinating life and work of Giles Fletcher, the elder (15461611) 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. -- .

      Table of Contents

      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

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