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Anne Clifford's autobiographical writing, 1590–1676
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2017
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Anne Clifford (1590–1676) was a prominent noble woman in the seventeenth century. During her long life she experienced the courts of Elizabeth, James and Charles I. She fought a decades long battle to secure her inheritance of the Clifford lands of the north, providing a spirited and legally robust defense of her rights despite the opposition of powerful men, including James I. She eventually inherited the Clifford lands, and she describes her subsequent struggles to reclaim her authority in these lands still mired in the civil wars. Her autobiographies reveal her joys and griefs within a vivid description of seventeenth-century life. They reveal a personality that was vulnerable and determined; charitable and canny. Her autobiographies provide a window into a vibrant world of seventeenth-century life as lived by this complex and intriguing seventeenth-century woman.
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Contributor: Jessica L. Malay
Jessica L. Malay is Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Huddersfield
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‘The edition succeeds in rendering the text of the Great Books far more accessible than hitherto, and so represents a significant milestone in the study of the manuscripts created under the countess’s direction. Professor Malay’s hope that it ‘will encourage greater interest in and scholarship on Anne Clifford’ will surely be realised.’
David X. Carpenter, University of Oxford, EHR, February 2018
David X. Carpenter, University of Oxford, EHR, February 2018
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Front matter
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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List of Abbreviations
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Introduction
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The Lady Anne Clifford’s Memoir, 1603
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Countess of Dorset’s Diary, 1616, 1617 and 1619
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The Life of Me the Lady Anne Clifford, 1589–1649
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The Lady of the North, Yearly Memoirs, 1650–1675
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Countess of Pembroke’s Daybook, 1676
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Appendix
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Glossary of Persons
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Bibliography
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Index
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eBook published on:
September 13, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781526125156
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eBook ISBN:
9781526125156
Keywords for this book
autobiographical writing; Countess of Pembroke; Francis Clifford; George Clifford; Lady Anne Clifford; Margaret Russell; political power; seventeenth-century aristocratic woman; diaries; memoirs; early modern women writers
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
