Aneta Lipska

The Travel Writings of Marguerite Blessington

The Most Gorgeous Lady on the Tour

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first monograph of the travel writings of Marguerite Blessington (1788-1849) and offers the first detailed analysis of her four travel books.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781785272523
• ISBN-10: 1785272527
• Artikelnr.: 58080403

Autorenporträt

Aneta Lipska holds a PhD from the University of Silesia and has recently taught at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and at the State College in W¿oc¿awek, Poland. Her main research interests include travel literature of the nineteenth century as well as Anglo-Italian literary and cultural relations. In addition to the current book, The Travel Writings of Marguerite Blessington, Lipska has published several articles on Marguerite Blessington's travel accounts.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Texts
1. Paratexts
2. From life to text
3. Fictional strategies
Part II : Images
4. Natural sceneries
5. Ruins and edifices
6. Sacred art and religious practices
Part III: Spaces
7. Genoa: Byron's companion
8. Naples: Lady of the house
9. Rome and Venice: Romantic traveller
10. Paris: Writer of fashion and revolution
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.