Zones of Privacy in Letters between Women of Power: Elizabeth I of England and Anna of Saxony
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Zones of Privacy in Letters between Women of Power: Elizabeth I of England and Anna of Saxony. / Neighbors, Dustin Michael; Klein Kafer, Natacha.
I: Royal Studies Journal, Bind 9, Nr. 1, 28.06.2022, s. 60-89.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Zones of Privacy in Letters between Women of Power: Elizabeth I of England and Anna of Saxony
AU - Neighbors, Dustin Michael
AU - Klein Kafer, Natacha
PY - 2022/6/28
Y1 - 2022/6/28
N2 - The present article explores how women of power engaged in diplomatic efforts via forms of epistolary privacy by analysing private letters between Elizabeth I and Anna of Saxony in the late 1570s and early 1580s. Through a close examination of how their exchanges moved from very public matters to more personal requests, the authors show how early modern notions of privacy offered strategic communication prompts that could be used effectively by women in political negotiations. The intersection between these zones of privacy with the very public matters being addressed in Elizabeth’s and Anna’s epistolary exchange makes explicit how noble women could develop their own private politics, becoming active agents of diplomacy even in periods of extreme religious and political turmoil through personal connections within female noble circles.
AB - The present article explores how women of power engaged in diplomatic efforts via forms of epistolary privacy by analysing private letters between Elizabeth I and Anna of Saxony in the late 1570s and early 1580s. Through a close examination of how their exchanges moved from very public matters to more personal requests, the authors show how early modern notions of privacy offered strategic communication prompts that could be used effectively by women in political negotiations. The intersection between these zones of privacy with the very public matters being addressed in Elizabeth’s and Anna’s epistolary exchange makes explicit how noble women could develop their own private politics, becoming active agents of diplomacy even in periods of extreme religious and political turmoil through personal connections within female noble circles.
U2 - 10.21039/rsj.354
DO - 10.21039/rsj.354
M3 - Journal article
VL - 9
SP - 60
EP - 89
JO - Royal Studies Journal
JF - Royal Studies Journal
SN - 2057-6730
IS - 1
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