Rivkah Zim
Biographic Data
| ID | 1712367 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rivkah Zim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rivkah |
| FAMILY NAME | Zim |
| SIGNATURE | ZIM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst's letters from the Low Countries 1587, the 'quarrels of my lord of Leicester' and the rhetoric of political survival
When Lord Buckhurst defied Elizabeth I and the earl of Leicester to champion Anglo-Dutch relations he exposed complex tensions within the queen's ‘inner circle’ that cut across presumptions about political alliances and ideologies often taken for granted. Analysis of Buckhurst's letters shows how the rhetoric of counsel actually operated in circumstances of acute pressure, and how relationships among the Elizabethan political elite developed acco…
Pages from the Past
Latin Autograph Manuscripts
Religion and the Politic Counsellor
There have been few attempts at new interpretations of religious and political identities among the political elite of Elizabethan England. This article investigates the actions and background of Thomas Sackville, lord Buckhurst, whose politic pragmatism and reticence in commenting personally on religion, in writing, have contributed to conflicting views on his position. It demonstrates that while Sackville upheld and promoted the religion of the…
A poet in politics
Three elements in the experience of Thomas Sackville – eloquence, money and the law – integrate the achievements of the young poet and the mentality of the mature councillor, and enhance our understanding of him. His poetry had topical, political significance and taught him how to argue persuasively. His wealth gave him the confidence to be outspoken. His legal training, and the emphasis on equity and conscience, which began to affect Tudor juris…
Dialogue and Discretion
Letters are a literary resource often under-estimated by scholars. Sackville's letters from France, to Thomas Heneage and Elizabeth I, demonstrate how the application of literary means, guided by a partial viewpoint, creates the circumstances in which the political management of actuality can occur. These letters are generally known only from extracts and digests in calendars, which give no hint of their literary forms and styles. No one has yet …
Dialogue and Discretion
Letters are a literary resource often under-estimated by scholars. Sackville's letters from France, to Thomas Heneage and Elizabeth I, demonstrate how the application of literary means, guided by a partial viewpoint, creates the circumstances in which the political management of actuality can occur. These letters are generally known only from extracts and digests in calendars, which give no hint of their literary forms and styles. No one has yet …
Dialogue and Discretion
Letters are a literary resource often under-estimated by scholars. Sackville's letters from France, to Thomas Heneage and Elizabeth I, demonstrate how the application of literary means, guided by a partial viewpoint, creates the circumstances in which the political management of actuality can occur. These letters are generally known only from extracts and digests in calendars, which give no hint of their literary forms and styles. No one has yet …
A poet in politics
Three elements in the experience of Thomas Sackville – eloquence, money and the law – integrate the achievements of the young poet and the mentality of the mature councillor, and enhance our understanding of him. His poetry had topical, political significance and taught him how to argue persuasively. His wealth gave him the confidence to be outspoken. His legal training, and the emphasis on equity and conscience, which began to affect Tudor juris…
Religion and the Politic Counsellor
There have been few attempts at new interpretations of religious and political identities among the political elite of Elizabethan England. This article investigates the actions and background of Thomas Sackville, lord Buckhurst, whose politic pragmatism and reticence in commenting personally on religion, in writing, have contributed to conflicting views on his position. It demonstrates that while Sackville upheld and promoted the religion of the…
Pages from the Past
Latin Autograph Manuscripts
Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst's letters from the Low Countries 1587, the 'quarrels of my lord of Leicester' and the rhetoric of political survival
When Lord Buckhurst defied Elizabeth I and the earl of Leicester to champion Anglo-Dutch relations he exposed complex tensions within the queen's ‘inner circle’ that cut across presumptions about political alliances and ideologies often taken for granted. Analysis of Buckhurst's letters shows how the rhetoric of counsel actually operated in circumstances of acute pressure, and how relationships among the Elizabethan political elite developed acco…
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