Illustrious Irishwomen 2 Volume Set

Being Memoirs of Some of the Most Noted Irishwomen from the Earliest Ages to the Present Century

E. Owens Blackburne (Autor)

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798 Seiten

2010
Cambridge University Press
9781108021081 (ISBN)

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Elizabeth Owens Blackburne (1848–1894) was an Irish professional writer, novelist and biographer. These volumes, first published in 1877, contain a series of biographies of famous and eminent Irish women, and were the first biographical reference for this subject to be published. Volume 1 contains historical figures and Volume 2 features writers.

Elizabeth Owens Blackburne (1848–1894) was an Irish professional writer, novelist and biographer whose novels were mostly set in Ireland. After attending Trinity College, Dublin she published her first work in 1869, and moved to London in 1873 to pursue her career as a writer. These volumes, first published in 1877, contain a series of detailed biographies of Irish women who Blackburne considered pre-eminent. The biographies cover a broad range of women, including the semi-mythical Saint Brigit and Queen Macha, and are arranged chronologically. These volumes were the first biographical reference of Irish women to be published, and the balanced descriptions and extensive use of original sources ensure that they remain of value as a reference for researchers and historians. Volume 1 contains historical figures and Volume 2 features writers.

Volume 1: Preface; Part I. Early Irish Period: 1. Introductory chapter; 2. Queen Macha; 3. Queen Méave; 4. Saint Brigit; 5. Dearbhforguill; 6. Eva, Princess of Leinster; Part II. Mediaeval Period: 7. Margaret O'Carroll; 8. The Old Countess of Desmond; 9. The Fair Geraldine; 10. Grainne O'Mailly; 11. Lettice, Baroness Ophaly; 12. La Belle Hamilton; Part III. Famous Actresses: 13. Margaret Woffington; 14. George Anne Bellamy; 15. 'Perdita' (Mrs. Robinson); 16. Kitty Clive; 17. Dorothy Jordan; 18. Elizabeth Farren; 19. Maria Pope; 20. Miss O'Neill; 21. Catherine Hayes; Index. Volume 2: Part IV. Literary Women: 22. Susanna Centlivre; 23. The Honourable Mrs. Monk; 24. Constantia Grierson; 25. Charlotte Brooke; 26. Mrs. Mary Tighe; 27. Mary Boyle (Countess of Warwick); 28. Henrietta Boyle (Lady O'Neil); 29. Maria Edgeworth; 30. Felicia Dorothea Hemans; 31. The Misses Porter; 32. Sydney, Lady Morgan; 33. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington; 34. Eliz Ryves; 35. Helen Selina, Countess of Dufferin; 36. Lady Stirling-Maxwell; Part V. Miscellaneous: 37. The Lady Freemason; 38. The Beautiful Gunnings; Part VI. The Ladies of Llangollen: 39. Lady Louisa Conolly; 40. Sarah Curran; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.9.2010
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	324 x 250 mm
Gewicht	1400 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-13	9781108021081 / 9781108021081
Zustand	Neuware