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The Life and Poems of Anne Hunter: Haydn's Tuneful Voice (Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts & Studies, 56) (Liverpool English Texts and Studies)
Caroline Grigson
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Description for The Life and Poems of Anne Hunter: Haydn's Tuneful Voice (Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts & Studies, 56) (Liverpool English Texts and Studies)
hardcover. Anne Home Hunter (1741-1821) was one of the most successful song writers of the second half of the eighteenth century, most famously as the poet who wrote the lyrics of many of Haydn's songs. This book contains over 200 of her poems. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Anne Home Hunter (1741-1821) was one of the most successful song writers of the second half of the eighteenth century, most famously as the poet who wrote the lyrics of many of Haydn’s songs. However her work, which included many more serious, lyrical and romantic poems has been largely forgotten. This book contains over 200 poems, some published in her life-time under her married name ‘Mrs John Hunter’, some attributed only to ‘a Lady’, and most importantly many transcribed from her manuscripts, housed in various archives and in a private collection, which are now collected for the first time. Hitherto ... Read more
Anne Home Hunter (1741-1821) was one of the most successful song writers of the second half of the eighteenth century, most famously as the poet who wrote the lyrics of many of Haydn’s songs. However her work, which included many more serious, lyrical and romantic poems has been largely forgotten. This book contains over 200 poems, some published in her life-time under her married name ‘Mrs John Hunter’, some attributed only to ‘a Lady’, and most importantly many transcribed from her manuscripts, housed in various archives and in a private collection, which are now collected for the first time. Hitherto ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Liverpool English Texts and Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846311918
SKU
V9781846311918
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About Caroline Grigson
Caroline Grigson FSA was, until recently, Principal Curator of the Museums at the Royal College of Surgeons. Isobel Armstrong FBA is Emeritus Professor of English at Birkbeck College London and was John Hinkley Visiting Professor in the Department of English at Johns Hopkins University in 2005. She is on the editorial boards of several academic journals and a founder and ... Read more
Reviews for The Life and Poems of Anne Hunter: Haydn's Tuneful Voice (Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts & Studies, 56) (Liverpool English Texts and Studies)
A fine act of recovery and assembling.
Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Vol. 50.3
In collecting Anne Hunter's verse, scattered through anthologies and archives, Caroline Grigson has taken a significant step towards restoring the reputation of this unfairly neglected poet.
TLS
Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Vol. 50.3
In collecting Anne Hunter's verse, scattered through anthologies and archives, Caroline Grigson has taken a significant step towards restoring the reputation of this unfairly neglected poet.
TLS