The Letters of Lady Anne Bacon

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-05654-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 44, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Reihe: Camden Fifth Series

The letters of the learned and indomitable Lady Anne Bacon (1528–1610), mother of the philosopher Francis Bacon, are made accessible for the first time in this edition. Bringing together nearly two hundred letters, scattered in repositories throughout the world, her correspondence sheds fresh light not only on the activities of early modern elite women, but also on well-known Elizabethan figures, including her children, her privy councillor relatives, such as William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and controversial figures, including the Earl of Essex. Translations of Lady Anne's frequent use of Latin, Greek and Hebrew reveal the impact of her humanist education on her correspondence and a substantial introductory chapter allows a detailed picture of Anne's life to emerge through her surviving letters.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Gemma

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Editorial conventions; The letters of Lady Anne Bacon; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Allen, Gemma
Gemma Allen is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at The Open University and a Retained Lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford. She is the author of The Cooke Sisters: Education, Piety and Politics in Early Modern England (2013).