Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. The Politics of Dual Identity 1
5. 1 From Mind to Body: Formation and Narration of the Early Modern Ambassador 16
6. 2 Ambassadors in “Utopia” 52
7. 3 Tasso’s Messengers: Ambassadors and Poets 82
8. 4 Armida’s Mission: Reconciling Body and Language 112
9. 5 Controlling Her Corpus: The Courtesan as Political Writer 144
10. Notes 179
11. Bibliography 217
12. Index 231
13. About the Author 241