Horace Walpole's letters : masculinity and friendship in the eighteenth century /

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Over the course of his life, which spanned the eighteenth century from 1717 to 1797, Horace Walpole wrote thousands of letters to his closest friends and acquaintances. In this study, George E. Haggerty writes about the letters themselves, which span forty-eight volumes of correspondence. In additio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haggerty, George E.
Autor Corporativo: Bucknell University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewisburg, Pa. : Bucknell University Press, 2011.
Colección:Transits (Bucknell University)
Temas:
Walpole, Horace, > 1717-1797 > Correspondence.
Walpole, Horace, > 1717-1797
1700-1799
Authors, English > 18th century > Correspondence.
English letters > History and criticism.
Masculinity in literature.
Friendship in literature.
Masculinity > England > History > 18th century.
Écrivains anglais > 18e siècle > Correspondance.
Lettres anglaises (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Amitié dans la littérature.
Masculinité > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors, English
English letters
Friendship in literature
Masculinity
Masculinity in literature
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Personal correspondence
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Horace Walpole's epistolary relations
  • Horace Walpole's epistolary friendships
  • Horace Walpole on the grand tour
  • Strawberry Hill: architecture, friendship, and the erotics of collecting
  • Illness and intimacy in the letters between Horace Walpole and William Cole
  • Art, politics, and friendship in the letters between Horace Walpole and Horace Mann
  • Walpole and women: the Countess of Upper Ossory and Mary Berry.

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