Self-Portrait of a Lady as an Absent Latinist

In The Memoirs of Colonel Hutchinson, Lucy Hutchinson not only built a vibrant vindication of her late beloved husband, but also wrote an impressive account of the English Civil War. The genre demanded that this remarkably talented and knowledgeable woman remain self-effaced behind the man she prais...

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Hoofdauteur: Soubbotnik, Michael A.
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Gepubliceerd in: Arts et Savoirs 2016
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:aes_741 https://doi.org/10.4000/aes.741 urn:doi:10.4000/aes.741 en https://journals.openedition.org/aes/741 2016-07-07T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/9ahv https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Self-Portrait of a Lady as an Absent Latinist Arts et Savoirs Université Gustave Eiffel info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2258-093X URI:https://journals.openedition.org/aes Soubbotnik, Michael A. In The Memoirs of Colonel Hutchinson, Lucy Hutchinson not only built a vibrant vindication of her late beloved husband, but also wrote an impressive account of the English Civil War. The genre demanded that this remarkably talented and knowledgeable woman remain self-effaced behind the man she praised. Here we find her, however, as much self-enhanced as self-effaced in the guise of the great latinist she was, author of the first complete translation of Lucretius in verse. Dans les Mémoires du Colonel Hutchinson, Lucy Hutchinson non seulement construit une vibrante défense de la mémoire du mari bien-aimé mais encore une impressionnante histoire de la Guerre Civile Anglaise. Le genre exigeait de cette femme au savoir et au talent hors du commun qu’elle s’effaçât derrière l’homme dont elle dressait l’éloge. La voici pourtant, tout autant glorifiée qu’effacée sous l’aspect de la grande latiniste qu’elle fut, auteure de la première traduction complète de Lucrèce en vers.
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description In The Memoirs of Colonel Hutchinson, Lucy Hutchinson not only built a vibrant vindication of her late beloved husband, but also wrote an impressive account of the English Civil War. The genre demanded that this remarkably talented and knowledgeable woman remain self-effaced behind the man she praised. Here we find her, however, as much self-enhanced as self-effaced in the guise of the great latinist she was, author of the first complete translation of Lucretius in verse.
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