Ann Yearsley and Hannah More, Patronage and Poetry
Subtitle: The Story of a Literary Relationship
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781848931510
Subjects: More, hannah, 1745-1833; English poetry, history and criticism, 19th century
Description: "Hannah More and Ann Yearsley experienced a long-standing relationship that lasted far beyond their roles as patron and protégée. More had originally come to prominence as a playwright under the patronage of celebrated actor/manager David Garrick. When an established writer herself, she was able to assist Yearsley, bringing the young poet's rustic voice to the attention of an eighteenth-century society hungry for the fashionable phenomenon of the 'rural genius'. Andrews offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of both Yearsley and More. Making use of newly discovered letters and poems, she provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers' affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage." -- Publisher website.