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Matoff Susan |
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Titolo |
Marguerite, Countess of Blessington : the turbulent life of a salonniè€re and author / / Susan Matoff |
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Newark, [Delaware] : , : University of Delaware Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (351 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Salons |
Authors, Irish - 19th century |
Nobility - Great Britain |
Paris (France) Intellectual life 19th century |
London (England) Intellectual life 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Portrait; 1788-1830; The Transformation; Early Married Life; Direction Genoa; Idling in Naples; Friendship, Scandal, and Farewell; Paris: The End of the Beginning; Recovery and Revolution; 1831-1839; A New Beginning in London; Launching into Literature; Adding an Annual; 1834, the Year of Literary Lions; Last Days in Seamore Place; Gore House; Confessions and Victims; Struggling On; 1840 and Later; On the Edge of the Slope; Fighting Back; Still Fighting; Sliding Down; Finale; After Effects |
Presumptions of PosterityAppendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This biography of Lady Blessington (1788-1849) illuminates the literary, social, and political history of the post-Romantic, early Victorian period and examines her salon, which was attended by statesmen, writers, and artists who valued her friendship and judgment. She was a prolific author of novels, short stories, poetry, and a memoir, Conversations with Lord Byron, and she also edited influential gift annuals, Heath's Book of Beauty, and The Keepsake. |
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