Letters Written between the Years 1784 and 1807

By:

Anna Seward

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Letters Written between the Years 1784 and 1807 6 Volume Set

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The literary career of Anna Seward (1742–1809) had many frustrations. Erasmus Darwin once printed her poetry under his own name. Horace Walpole accused her of having 'no imagination'. And despite her evident talents, she was unable to find a patron willing to support a woman. Yet her letters reveal the breadth of her interests and the strength of her literary criticism. In addition to writing to newspapers and magazines, she counted many eminent figures among her correspondents, including James Boswell (who begged for a lock of her hair) and the young Walter Scott. This six-volume selection of her letters, edited by the publisher Archibald Constable (1774–1827), first appeared in 1811. Volume 2 covers the years 1788–90. It incorporates some of her staunchest defences of the older poets, such as Milton and Gray, against the onslaught of the new criticism, but also opens a touching window into her personal life away from the literary world.

Release date NZ

March 21st, 2013

Author

Anna Seward

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

1 Plates, black and white

Pages

412

Series

Letters Written between the Years 1784 and 1807 6 Volume Set

Dimensions

140x216x23

ISBN-13

9781108059497

Product ID

21135996

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