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De Republica Anglorum was written by Sir Thomas Smith in 1562-5 when he was Queen Elizabeth's ambassador to France. His avowed intention was to describe English social institutions, judicial system and governmental procedures for the benefit of foreigners, explaining in what way the English system 'differs from the others'. A renowned scholar, with considerable experience in government, he succeeded in producing an account which has always been considered a major source of information and insight into Elizabethan England. This edition endeavours to establish the original text as written in the 1560s. The discovery of several manuscript texts written before the 1583 printed edition and their collation with the 1583 edition allow us to see the nature and extent of the alterations made. For the first time one can read De Republica Anglorum without the heavy amending hand of the 1583 editor and approach the text as Smith wrote it in the 1560s. The new text throws light on the old problem of plagiarism in certain chapters of the work and on the question of changing procedures in Elizabethan government.
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De Republica Anglorum was written by Sir Thomas Smith in 1562-5 when he was Queen Elizabeth's ambassador to France. His avowed intention was to describe English social institutions, judicial system and governmental procedures for the benefit of foreigners, explaining in what way the English system 'differs from the others'.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 052124109X
- ISBN 13 9780521241090
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages169
- EditorDewar Mary
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Book Description Condition: BUONO. Edited by Mary Dewar. De Republica Anglorum was written by Sir Thomas Smith in 1562 5 when he was Queen Elizabeth's ambassador to France. His avowed intention was to describe English social institutions, judicial system and governmental procedures for the benefit of foreigners, explaining in what way the English system 'differs from the others'. A renowned scholar, with considerable experience in government, he succeeded in producing an account which has always been considered a major source of information and insight into Elizabethan England. This edition endeavours to establish the original text as written in the 1560s. The discovery of several manuscript texts written before the 1583 printed edition and their collation with the 1583 edition allow us to see the nature and extent of the alterations made. For the first time one can read De Republica Anglorum without the heavy amending hand of the 1583 editor and approach the text as Smith wrote it in the 1560s. The new text throws light on the old problem of plagiarism in certain chapters of the work and on the question of changing procedures in Elizabethan government. cm.14x22,3, pp.VIII,162,(6), Coll. Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics. Cambridge-Sydney, Cambridge University Press cm.14x22,3, pp.VIII,162,(6), leg.ed.cartonata blu, titoli in oro al dorso, sopraccop. (copia non letta e in ottimo stato.) Coll. Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics. First edition. leg.ed.cartonata blu, titoli in oro al dorso, sopraccop. (copia non letta e in ottimo stato.). Seller Inventory # 201781
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