Lying abroad: henry wotton and the invention of diplomacy
Auteur :
Chillington Rutter, Carol
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526172068
Date de publication :
3 févr. 2026
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
623 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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. -- .