Matthew Prior - A Study of His Public Career and Correspondence

Informationen zum Autor Tricia Legg is an award winning author with a flair for creative writing. Being a passionate ex-teacher, she fully understands what children enjoy. Her whimsical imagination and sense of wonder will draw children into the pleasures of reading. Her humorous illustrations and photographs spark many opportunities for discussion when her books are shared with children and often a lesson to be learned. Klappentext The first full-length published biography of the poet and diplomat Matthew Prior (1664 1721). Zusammenfassung Matthew Prior (1664–1721) was a minor poet and diplomat under King William III and subsequently Queen Anne. His surviving correspondence to his patrons and paymasters is a uniquely witty record of diplomatic life. The first full-length biography of Prior, this book was first published in 1921. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Titles of books referred to; 1. Youth and education; 2. Apprenticeship at the Hague; 3. The Peace of Ryswick; 4. The embassy at Paris; 5. The embassy at Paris; 6. The Irish Secretaryship and Parliament; 7. The commission of trade and the feud with the Duchess of Marlborough; 8. 'Mat's Peace'; 9. Paris once more; 10. The last year of Queen Anne; 11. The years of trouble; 12. Last years and death; Appendixes; Biographical notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Legg, Leopold George Wickham Legg
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108015905
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01590-5
• Pagine: 366
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Literary studies: general