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The life and poems of Anne Hunter : Haydn's tuneful voice /
Anne Home Hunter (1741-1821) was one of the most successful song writers of the second half of the eighteenth century, most famously as the poet who wrote the lyrics of many of Haydn's songs. However, her work, which included many more serious, lyrical and romantic poems has been largely forgot...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Liverpool English texts and studies ;
56. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements ; Chronology ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Anne Hunter's life ; Parents ; Childhood ; The young woman ; Angelica ; Mrs John Hunter ; The anonymous song-writer ; Leicester Fields ; Dr Haydn ; Disaster ; Isabella ; Rescue.
- Publication The Creation ; George Thomson ; 'I am but a shabbi person' ; Anne Hunter's poetry ; The sources of Anne Hunter's poetry ; The earliest poems, published and manuscript ; Broadsheets ; Nine canzonetts ... and six airs ; Haydn and Salomon ; Poems known only in manuscript.
- Poems, by Mrs John Hunter The Sports of the Genii, by Mrs John Hunter ; Welsh Airs ; Late published poems ; Bibliography ; Index of titles ; Index of first lines ; General index.