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Bluestockings and Landscape in Eighteenth-Century Britain

The Prospect of Improvement

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Captures in unprecedented depth the cultural significance of the designed landscape and its relationship with Bluestocking philosophy.Situated within the broader context of eighteenth-century intellectual and cultural history, this collection redefines the role of the Bluestocking circle in shaping Britain's landscapes and social ideals. Against the backdrop of Whiggish notions of "improvement"-encompassing agricultural innovation, aesthetic refinement, and moral progress-it explores how women such as Elizabeth Montagu, Mary Delany, and Elizabeth Carter navigated the intersections of polite sociability, intellectual production, and estate management. Their contributions reveal a dynamic interplay between cultural critique and practical reform, positioning them as active participants in the period's debates on land, labour, and national identity.Drawing on insights from the Elizabeth Montagu's Correspondence Online (EMCO) project, these essays uncover the creative and social tensions embedded in iconic estates such as Montagu's Sandleford and Lord Lyttelton's Hagley Hall. They delve into the poetic and philosophical musings of James Woodhouse, the sociable artistry of Mary Delany, and the symbolic landscapes of Wrest Park. By examining correspondence, poetry, visual arts, and cartography, this volume offers an unprecedented exploration of the ways Bluestocking women engaged with and redefined the designed landscape as a site of intellectual and environmental innovation.This interdisciplinary collection reshapes the historiography of gender, environment, and cultural progress, offering fresh insights into the enduring significance of eighteenth-century landscapes and the intellectual communities that shaped them.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-07-08
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt666 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in the Eighteenth Century
Antal sidor292
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781837650507

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List of IllustrationsNotes on Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword: 'Bringing Elizabeth Montagu to the World' - Joanna Barker and Nicole PohlIntroduction: 'The Prospect of Improvement: Bluestockings and Landscape in Eighteenth-Century Britain' - Markman Ellis and Jack Orchard Section One1. 'Idioms of Improvement: Gender and Social Relations on the Montagu Estates, 1730-1800' - Steve Hindle2. 'Religious Faith, Class Politics, and Equitable Progress: James Woodhouse and Elizabeth Montagu's Contending Visions of Improvement' - Adam Bridgen and Steve Van Hagen3. 'Cultivating Wilderness' - Ve-Yin Tee Section Two4. 'Another Little Excursion": On Tour with Mrs Montagu and Lord Lyttelton' - Michael Cousins5. 'Cultivating Land, Literature, Letters: Textualities of Improvement in Elizabeth Montagu's Travels in Scotland' - Millie Schurch6. '"She had no eyes nor understanding to see that it was not a common vulgar garden": Mary Delany's Landscapes of Improvement' - Kristina Decker7. 'Ladies of Landscape: The Discovery of Lady Harriett Garnier's ferme ornée at Rookesbury, Hampshire' - Rosemary Baird Andreae Section Three8. 'The Genius of Rest ... those Happy Groves Inspired': Literary Composition, Coterie Sociability, and the Gardens at Wrest Park' - Jemima Hubberstey9. '"Fate led me from my lov'd retreat": the city and the country in Elizabeth Harcourt's writings' - Mary Chadwick10. '"Death's Refreshing Shade": Elizabeth Carter, 'Church-yard Poetry' and Contemplative Retirement in the Gardens of the Dead' - James Metcalf Afterword: 'Bluestocking Landscapes' - Stephen BendingBibliography