Lorenzo Magalotti at the Court of Charles II: His Relazione d’Inghilterra of 1668In the late 1660s the English court received a visitor from Florence—Lorenzo Magalotti, an intelligent, sensitive writer and diplomat with a passion for observation and description. Magalotti had come from a state governed by an absolute grand duke to a kingdom engaged in a fierce struggle for political liberty, and from a society in which the sexual behaviour of women was closely controlled by law and custom, to one of unexampled licentiousness among the upper classes. This cultural shock produced fascinating portraits by Magalotti of Charles II and his court, accounts of their amorous intrigues, and percipient if sometimes biased observations on politics. There is also substantially accurate account of the armed forces of the kingdom, and a good deal about its intellectual and artistic life. W.E. Knowles Middleton has provided a clear and elegant translation of this document, along with an informative introduction and supplementary notes. |
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... Letters in England 134 The More Distinguished People at the University of Cambridge 141 Professors at the University of Oxford English Poets 142 143 Index of Some Exceptional Books by English Authors 145 Beautiful Ladies of London INDEX ...
... Letters in England 134 The More Distinguished People at the University of Cambridge 141 Professors at the University of Oxford English Poets 142 143 Index of Some Exceptional Books by English Authors 145 Beautiful Ladies of London INDEX ...
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... letters . Later he went to the University of Pisa and at first tried the study of law , a discipline that he abandoned after sixteen weeks . His stay at Pisa coincided with the tenure of Marcello Malpighi and Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ...
... letters . Later he went to the University of Pisa and at first tried the study of law , a discipline that he abandoned after sixteen weeks . His stay at Pisa coincided with the tenure of Marcello Malpighi and Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ...
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... letter packed with political news , followed by another letter of eleven pages on the 26th . On the 30th the Prince wrote to Magalotti from Flor- ence : If the few steps that you have taken outside of Tuscany provide you with the ...
... letter packed with political news , followed by another letter of eleven pages on the 26th . On the 30th the Prince wrote to Magalotti from Flor- ence : If the few steps that you have taken outside of Tuscany provide you with the ...
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... letters pertinent to this journey between Magalotti's departure from Florence and his arrival in Paris after his stay in England . I have published forty - seven of these in Studi secenteschi , 20 ... letter to the Prince he Introduction 3.
... letters pertinent to this journey between Magalotti's departure from Florence and his arrival in Paris after his stay in England . I have published forty - seven of these in Studi secenteschi , 20 ... letter to the Prince he Introduction 3.
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... letter to the Prince he describes the city of Trento and the Archduke's court at Innsbruck ; the one to his great friend Viviani , who was an avid collector , is largely about books . These two letters are excellent examples of his ...
... letter to the Prince he describes the city of Trento and the Archduke's court at Innsbruck ; the one to his great friend Viviani , who was an avid collector , is largely about books . These two letters are excellent examples of his ...
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