Carol Chillington Rutter

Lying Abroad

Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 344 Seiten
ISBN 1526172062
EAN 9781526172068
Veröffentlicht 3. Februar 2026
Verlag/Hersteller Manchester University Press
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Beschreibung

Lying abroad reconstructs the tumultuous early modern career of a jobbing ambassador, Henry Wotton, the man James I sent to Venice in 1604 to restore Anglo-Venetian relations. It recounts his back-story then follows his daily life in diplomacy, poised between tedium and crisis - a life endlessly theatrical. -- .