Memoirs of the Life of Mrs Elizabeth Carter: With a New Edition of Her Poems, Some of Which Have Never Appeared Before

by Elizabeth Carter

Montagu Pennington (1762-1849) published this account of the life and work of the English poet and classicist Elizabeth Carter (1717-1806) in 1807. Carter first made her name in 1758 through her English translation of the work of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus, for which she was acclaimed by Samuel Johnson as the 'best Greek scholar in England'. Carter also published numerous essays, articles, and translations and was an influential member...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108033865
• ISBN13: 9781108033862
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 658 Pages
• Weight: 2.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"