Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings - Her Correspondence From 1720 to 1761

Klappentext Compiled by a relative! Emily Climenson! and published in 1906! Elizabeth Montagu's correspondence provides an excellent introduction to eighteenth-century society. Zusammenfassung Bluestocking! author and hostess! Elizabeth Montagu's influence extended far beyond literary scholarship. Compiled by a relative! Emily Climenson! and published in 1906! this collection of her correspondence provides an excellent introduction to the culture and politics of eighteenth-century polite society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The Robinson, Sterne, and Morris families; 2. Correspondence with Duchess of Portland; 3. Hairdressing; 4. Love triumphs; 5. Journey to London; 6. Correspondence with the Duchess of Portland; 7. Correspondence with the Duchess of Portland; 8. Ranelagh masquerade.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Montagu, Montagu Elizabeth
• Assisted by: Emily J. Climenson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108029520
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02952-0
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries; Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Diaries, letters & journals, English, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Diaries, letters and journals, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800