Elizabeth I's Italian Letters

Carlo M. Bajetta, PhD, FEA, is Full Professor of English Literature at Università della Valle d'Aosta, Italy. His publications include Sir Walter Ralegh (1998); Whole Volumes in Folio (2000); Some Notes on Printing and Publishing in Renaissance Venice (2000), editions of Wordsworth’s, Shelley’s and Reynold’s 1819 Peter Bell texts (2005) and of Thomas More's English Poems (2010).

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“This edition of Elizabeth I’s Italian letters collects 30 carefully edited and translated texts written by, or issued in the name of, the queen, sent to domestic and international recipients. … Elizabeth I’s Italian letters is a fitting addition to Palgrave’s Queenship and Power series and signifies an important contribution to early modern and Elizabethan scholarship.” (Mel Evans, The Review of English Studies, June, 2018) “Bajetta has produced a volume that must surely become the gold standard when compiling scholarly editions of letters—whether in translation, or in their original language. Not only is the book a stunning example of how foreign correspondence should be presented in English, but the book is also an invaluable contribution to the scholarship on the foreign relations of Elizabeth I, and Elizabethan England generally.” (Aidan Norrie, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 5 (1), 2018)