Letters ... Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807 [Ed. by A. Constable]
Letters ... Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807 [Ed. by A. Constable]

Author: Anna Seward

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-19

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9781357308995

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Letters Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807
Letters Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807

Author: Anna Seward

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1108059503

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Published in 1811, this six-volume selection of letters by Anna Seward (1742-1809) offers a wealth of Romantic literary criticism.

Green Retreats
Green Retreats

Author: Stephen Bending

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1107435404

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Green Retreats presents a lively and beautifully illustrated account of eighteenth-century women in their gardens, in the context of the larger history of their retirement from the world – whether willed or enforced – and of their engagement with the literature of gardening. Beginning with a survey of cultural representations of the woman in the garden, Stephen Bending goes on to tell the stories, through their letters, diaries and journals, of some extraordinary eighteenth-century women including Elizabeth Montagu and the Bluestocking circle, the gardening neighbours Lady Caroline Holland and Lady Mary Coke, and Henrietta Knight, Lady Luxborough, renowned for her scandalous withdrawal from the social world. The emphasis on how gardens were used, as well as designed, allows the reader to rethink the place of women in the eighteenth century, and understand what was at stake for those who stepped beyond the flower garden and created their own landscapes.

The Literary Career of Mark Akenside
The Literary Career of Mark Akenside

Author: Robin Dix

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9780838640975

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"This book offers the fullest critical account to date of the literary career of Mark Akenside (1721-1770). In the course of the discussion, Akenside's literary achievements and his contributions to the vibrant cultural scene of the mid-eighteenth century are amply demonstrated, as well as his intellectual originality, his inventive use of source material, and his influence on poets and philosophers in the late eighteenth century and the Romantic period."--Publisher's website.

Venanzio Rauzzini and the Birth of a New Style in English Singing
Venanzio Rauzzini and the Birth of a New Style in English Singing

Author: Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-01-31

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 100053684X

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Since the eighteenth century, the one-to-one singing lesson has been the most common method of delivery. The scenario allows the teacher to familiarise and individualise the lesson to suit the needs of their student; however, it can also lead to speculation about what is taught. More troubling is the heightened risk of gossip and rumour with the private space generating speculation about the student–teacher relationship. Venanzio Rauzzini (1746–1810), an Italian castrato living in England who became a highly sought-after singing master, was particularly susceptible since his students tended to be women, whose moral character was under more scrutiny than their male counterparts. Even so in 1792, The Bath Chronicle proclaimed the Italian castrato: 'the father of a new style in English singing'. Branding Rauzzini as a founder of an English style was not an error, but indicative of deep-seated anxieties about the Italian invasion on England’s musical culture. This book places teaching at the centre of the socio-historical narrative and provides unique insight into musical culture. Using a microhistory approach, this study is the first to focus in on the impact of teaching and casts new light on issues of celebrity culture, gender and nationalism in Georgian England.

Monk Lewis
Monk Lewis

Author: David Lorne Macdonald

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780802047496

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A modern critical biography of Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818), until now neglected as a cultural figure. This is the first study to consider all of Lewis's works and their connections to his personal and public life.