{"product_id":"an-essay-on-the-writings-and-genius-of-shakespear-compared-with-the-greek-and-french-dramatic-poets-with-some-remarks-upon-the-misrepresentations-of-monsieur-de-voltaire-paperback-9781108083911","title":"An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear; Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks upon the Misrepresentations of Monsieur de Voltaire (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108083911","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCompared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks upon the Misrepresentations of Monsieur de Voltaire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1769 work is a spirited defence of Shakespeare against criticism claiming that he was inferior to modern French dramatists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Montagu (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108083911, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe daughter of wealthy parents, and well educated in history and languages, at the age of twenty-one Elizabeth Robinson (1718–1800) married Edward Montagu, a grandson of the earl of Sandwich whose income derived from northern estates and coal-mines, and began to establish a London salon attended by the intellectual cream of British society, including Johnson, Burke, Garrick, and Hester Chapone. This 1769 work, written at the urging of her bluestocking friend Elizabeth Carter, is a spirited defence of Shakespeare against the criticism of Voltaire, comparing Shakespeare's genius to that of the ancient Greek and modern French poet-dramatists, and finding it superior. Voltaire is especially condemned in this lively and elegant piece for his efforts to measure Shakespeare against Corneille using an inadequate and mechanistic French translation of the English dramatist's work. Mrs Montagu's collected letters, and works by others of her circle, are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e On dramatic poetry\u003cbr\u003e On the historical drama\u003cbr\u003e The first part of Henry IV\u003cbr\u003e The second part of Henry IV\u003cbr\u003e On the praeternatural beings\u003cbr\u003e The tragedy of Macbeth\u003cbr\u003e Upon the Cinna of Corneille\u003cbr\u003e Upon the death of Julius Caesar.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266216743192,"sku":"9781108083911","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108083911i_9b7eb2f2-980b-4a12-a115-9f1fa33bcc0b.jpg?v=1696751874","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-essay-on-the-writings-and-genius-of-shakespear-compared-with-the-greek-and-french-dramatic-poets-with-some-remarks-upon-the-misrepresentations-of-monsieur-de-voltaire-paperback-9781108083911","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}