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The travel writings of Marguerite Blessington : the most gorgeous lady on the tour
- Title
- The travel writings of Marguerite Blessington : the most gorgeous lady on the tour / Aneta Lipska.
- Author
- Lipska, Aneta
- Publication
- London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Anthem Press, 2017.
- ©2017
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 17-10019 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xxi, 155 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book derives from the conviction that Marguerite Blessington (1788-1849) merits scholarly attention as a travel writer, and thus offers the first detailed analysis of Blessington's four travel books: 'A Tour in The Isle of Wight, in the Autumn of 1820' (1822), 'Journal of a Tour through the Netherlands to Paris in 1821' (1822), 'The Idler in Italy' (1839) and 'The Idler in France' (1841). It argues that travelling and travel writing provided Blessington with endless opportunities to reshape her public personae, demonstrating that her predilection for self-fashioning was related to the various tendencies in tourism and literature as well as the changing aesthetic and social trends in the first half of the nineteenth century."--
- Series Statement
- Anthem studies in travel
- Uniform Title
- Anthem studies in travel.
- Subjects
- Travel writing
- Travelers' writings, English
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849
- Travel writing > History > 19th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- Travelers' writings, English > History and criticism
- LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- 1800-1899
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849 > Criticism and interpretation
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-151) and index.
- Contents
- Part I: Texts -- Paratexts -- From life to text -- Fictional strategies -- Part II : Images -- Natural sceneries -- Ruins and edifices -- Sacred art and religious practices -- Part III: Spaces -- Genoa: Byron's companion -- Naples: Lady of the house -- Rome and Venice: Romantic traveller -- Paris: Writer of fashion and revolution.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-10019
- ISBN
- 9781783086788
- 1783086785
- LCCN
- 2017006560
- OCLC
- 987070438
- Author
- Lipska, Aneta, author.
- Title
- The travel writings of Marguerite Blessington : the most gorgeous lady on the tour / Aneta Lipska.
- Publisher
- London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Anthem Press, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Anthem studies in travelAnthem studies in travel.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-151) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-10019