Elizabeth I's Italian Letters
This is the first edition ever of the Queen’s correspondence in Italian. These letters cast a new light on her talents as a linguist and provide interesting details as to her political agenda, and on the cultural milieu of her court. This book provides a
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ELIZABETH I’S ITALIAN LETTERS Edited and Translated by
Carlo M. Bajetta
Queenship and Power Series Editors Charles Beem University of North Carolina, Pembroke Pembroke, USA Carole Levin University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, USA
This series focuses on works specializing in gender analysis, women’s studies, literary interpretation, and cultural, political, constitutional, and diplomatic history. It aims to broaden our understanding of the strategies that queens—both consorts and regnants, as well as female regents—pursued in order to wield political power within the structures of male-dominant societies. The works describe queenship in Europe as well as many other parts of the world, including East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Islamic civilization
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Elizabeth I’s Italian Letters Edited and translated by Carlo M. Bajetta
Queenship and Power ISBN 978-1-137-44232-1 ISBN 978-1-137-43553-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-43553-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962734 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: George Gower. The Plimpton ‘Sieve’ portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Oil on panel, 1579. By permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
Contents
Acknowledgments
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List of Abbreviations xi List of Figures xvii A note on the transcriptions xix Introductionxxi Letters: 1 To Katherine Parr
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2 To Girolamo Priuli, Doge of Venice
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3 To Guido Giannetti
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4–6 To Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor February–April/May 1566 May–June 1567 7 November–10 December 1567
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7–8 To Gian Luigi (Chiappino) Vitelli, Marqu
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