British Women Travellers in the Long Nineteenth Century

With Italy as Their Muse
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-61700-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 411 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

Reihe: Britain and the World

During the long nineteenth century, British women reframed the masculine paradigm of the Grand Tour. They created a feminist travel gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, that differed from that of male peers. Unlike their brothers, who went for personal edification, women with means left their English homes for the great Italian cities of Florence, Naples, and Rome to escape personal disappointments and the social limitations imposed by parents, spouses, and society. The anonymity of travel to a distant land and new freedoms fostered political and creative achievements, including entrepreneurial journalism, literary masterpieces, and social advocacy for their gender, which redefined the contours of the Anglo-Italian cultural landscape. The historical evidence presented here testifies to the life-changing capacity of travel and firmly demonstrates how British women’s history and literature enriches and broadens narratives about Britain and the World.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Button, Marilyn D.

Sheetz-Nguyen, Jessica A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction; Marilyn D. Button and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.- Part I. Women Travellers from the French Revolution to The Napoleonic Era.- Chapter 2: Hamilton’s Wife and Nelson’s Paramour: Emma, Lady Hamilton in Naples; Cheryl C. D. Hughes.- Chapter 3:  Breaking New Ground: The Italian Experience of Elizabeth Cavendish, Second Duchess of Devonshire; Ronald J. Weber.- Part II. Entrepreneurial Journalists in Emerging Italy.- Chapter 4: "My country women would rather hear": Hester Lynch Piozzi’s Regendering of the Grand Tour; Thomas J. Prasch.- Chapter 5: Love, Dirt, and Superstition among the Ruins: Charlotte Eaton’s Protestant View of Catholic Rome; Renée Jeanne Schlueter.- Chapter 6: Inventing the Travel Guide: Mariana Starke’s Advice for the Independent Traveler; Nigel à Brassard.- Chapter 7: From ‘Flying Visit’ to Final Home: Mrs Trollope in Florence; Marilyn D. Button.- Part III. Literary Lights in Risorgimento Italy.- Chapter 8: Rambles in Mary Shelley’s Anglo-Italian Visioning; Renée Jeanne Schlueter.- Chapter 9: "I will write plain words to England": Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Lisa Angelella.- Chapter 10: Timebound and Timeless in Italy: Why Eliot Chose Florence for Marilyn D. Button.- Part IV. Inspired Social Activists.- Chapter 11: By Art and Spirit: Florence Nightingale’s Transformation in Rome; Lauren M. Riepl and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.- Chapter 12: "Victory is not won simply by assertion of principles alone": Josephine Butler’s Crusade in Italy; Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.- Chapter 13: Exploring the ‘Wild Zone’: Amelia B. Edwards Travels the Italian Dolomites; Dona M. Cady.- Chapter 14: Conclusion; Marilyn D. Button and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.

Über Autor(innen)

Marilyn D. Button is a Professor of English at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania in the USA. She is co-editor of two books: (1999) and  (2013).

Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen is an Emerita Professor of History at the University of Central Oklahoma and an Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Maryland Global Campus in the USA. She is the author of (2012) and co-editor of (2013).