Marguerite, Countess of Blessington : the turbulent life of a salonnière and author / / Susan Matoff

• Autore: Matoff Susan
• Pubblicazione: Newark, [Delaware] : , : University of Delaware Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (351 p.)
• Disciplina: 828/.709
• Soggetto topico: Salons; Authors, Irish - 19th century; Nobility - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Paris (France) Intellectual life 19th century; London (England) Intellectual life 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Marguerite, Countess of Blessington
• ISBN: 1-61149-592-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820827303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II