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1 online resource |
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Anthem studies in travel |
| Contents |
Cover; Front Matter; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of Illustrations; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Survey of Literature on Marguerite Blessington; Contents and Methodologies; Introduction; British Women Travellers and Travel Writers, 1820s-1840s; Marguerite Blessington's Life, Travels and Literary Career; Before the journeys; Early travels and the beginnings of a career; Setting out for the Continent; Italy; Paris; After the journeys; Chapter (1-10); Part I Texts; Chapter 1 Paratexts; Chapter 2 From Life to Text |
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Chapter 3 Fictional StrategiesPart II Images; Chapter 4 Natural Sceneries; Chapter 5 Ruins and Edifices; Chapter 6 Sacred Art and Religious Practices; Part III Spaces; Chapter 7 Genoa: Byron's Companion; Chapter 8 Naples: Lady of the House; Chapter 9 Rome and Venice: Romantic Traveller; Chapter 10 Paris: Writer of Fashion and Revolution; Conclusion; End Matter; Notes; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Paratexts; Chapter 2: From Life to Text; Chapter 3: Fictional Strategies; Chapter 4: Natural Sceneries; Chapter 5: Ruins and Edifices; Chapter 6: Sacred Art and Religious Practices |
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Chapter 7: Genoa: Byron's CompanionChapter 8: Naples: Lady of the House; Chapter 9: Rome and Venice: Romantic Traveller; Chapter 10: Paris: Writer of Fashion and Revolution; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index |
| 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."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849 fast |
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Travelers' writings, English -- History and criticism
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Travel writing -- History -- 19th century
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Women Authors.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays.
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Travel writing
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Travelers' writings, English
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781783086795 |
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1783086793 |
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9781783086801 |
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1783086807 |
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