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Chargement... Out of the Shadows: The Life of Lucy, Countess of Bedfordpar Lesley Lawson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Lucy, Countess of Bedford was one of the most brilliant, powerful, and influential women in the early court of James I. Married to the young Earl of Bedford at only 13, she suffered a series of miscarriages and infant deaths, near financial ruin due to the couple's extravagant lifestyle, and the shame of political exile following her husband's participation in the Essex Rebellion. But when Queen Elizabeth was nearing death, Lucy and her mother raced to Scotland to accompany the new queen to London. This began a friendship that placed Lucy at the center of power, enabling her to sue for offices, favors, and commisions for her friends and clients. She was a featured performer in the Jacobean court masques and was patroness to John Donne (she owned Twickenham), Ben Jonson, John Florio, Samuel Daniel and others. As a Sidney cousin, her political and artistic circle included many powerful figures: William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; his mother, the Countess of Pembroke, Robert Sidney and his daughter, Lady Mary Wroth; Sir John Harrington; and many others. Though we know that Lucy was also a poet, none of her work survives--in fact, not much aside from her court activities is known about her life. Lawson brings together the facts here with some intriguing speculation. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Lucy, Countess of Bedford was one of the richest, most fashionable and influential women in England at the time of Shakespeare. Married to the Earl of Bedford, the Queen's closest friend, cousin to Robert Sidney and patron of John Donne, she existed in a world of gossip, scandal and intrigue at the centre of a glittering world of celebrity. Her fascinating life has never been the subject of a book, until now. London in the early years of the seventeenth century was home to many outstanding literary figures, including William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Donne. At a time when poets were dependent on patronage for support and reward, Lucy, Countess of Bedford was patron to many of the great literary and artistic figures of her time, not least Donne and Jonson and extended to many others; Drayton, Samuel Daniel and Nicholas Stone. Her influence was so great she put on and acted in performances at the royal court. A highly educated and intelligent woman, Lucy married young and continued her family's ascent in the social order of the court. Her husband's support of the Earl of Essex rebellion against Elizabeth plunged the family into the depths of disfavour, and coupled with their lavish lifestyle lead to financial ruin. But the arrival of James I lead to a revival, with the couple being one of the first to pay homage to the new King. A staunch Calvinist, her life illuminates what life was like for aristocratic women at the time and her deep involvement in both politics and literature demonstrates the active role women could play. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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