The Celebrated Elizabeth Smith : Crafting Genius and Transatlantic Fame in the Romantic Era /

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"This biography recounts the life of Elizabeth Smith (1776-1806), as well as discussing her posthumous literary fame in Britain and the United States"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McMahon, Lucia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Smith, Elizabeth, > 1776-1806.
Women translators.
Women scholars.
Women > Intellectual life.
Romanticism.
Intellectual life.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
Romanticism > Great Britain.
Women > Great Britain > Intellectual life.
Women scholars > Great Britain > Biography.
Women translators > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "Under the same roof"
  • "Rocky precipices" : between meadows and mountains
  • "Well furnished at present" : a community of learned ladies
  • "At the foot of the tower" : picturesque wanderings and the search for home
  • "Rejoice in their own energy" : enacting a learned life
  • "Thoughts of publishing a little biographical work" : transition to the afterlife
  • "A lasting and meritorious monument" : the life of Fragments
  • "Lives in this record" : an afterlife, in prose and verse
  • "To tread in thy footsteps" : literary tourism
  • Conclusion: "She was no blue-stocking."

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