|
內容簡介: |
The critical and biographical introduction tells of Lady
Wortley Montagu''s travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716, where
her husband had been appointed Ambassador. Her lively letters offer
insights into the paradoxical freedoms conferred on Muslim women by
the veil, the value of experimental work by Turkish doctors on
inoculation, and the beauty of Arab poetry and culture.
|
關於作者: |
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu''s connections with poets such as
Pope, Congreve and Addison and with Whig politicians through her
father and husband provide a fascinating base for the
correspondence.
|
目錄:
|
Introduction
Note on editorial policy
Chronology
Bibliography
The Letters
Notes
Appendix
|
|