The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) / or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols.Mrs. Jameson
The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) / or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols.
The Romance of Biography is a collection of biographical sketches and anecdotes about women loved and celebrated by poets, from the troubadours onward. Mrs. Jameson explores how female beauty and virtue shaped the characters and writings of men of genius. It is worth listening to as a warm, essayistic history of literature and affection.
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Opening of the book
ARIOSTO READING HIS VERSES TO ALESSANDRA STROZ T. Wright. sc. ARIOSTO READING HIS VERSES TO ALESSANDRA STROZZ London, Published by H. Colburn, 1829. THE LOVES OF THE POETS. VOL. I. LONDON: PRINTED BY S. AND R. BENTLEY, Dorset Street, Fleet Street. THE ROMANCE OF BIOGRAPHY; OR MEMOIRS OF WOMEN LOVED AND CELEBRATED BY POETS, FROM THE DAYS OF THE TROUBADOURS TO THE PRESENT AGE; A SERIES OF ANECDOTES INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE INFLUENCE WHICH FEMALE BEAUTY AND VIRTUE HAVE EXERCISED OVER THE CHARACTERS AND WRITINGS OF MEN OF GENIUS. BY MRS. JAMESON, Authoress of the Diary of an Ennuyée; Lives of Celebrated
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