Project Gutenberg 2011-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 172 Jameson, Mrs. (Anna) 1794 1860 Jameson, Anna Brownell Murphy Murphy, Anna Brownell The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. Produced by Julia Miller, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2)" by Mrs. Jameson is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work explores the lives of women celebrated by poets throughout history, delving into the profound influence that feminine beauty and virtue have had on the creativity and character of male poets. Mrs. Jameson uses a collection of anecdotes to highlight the intertwining of love and art, making it a captivating read for those interested in literature and the role of women in shaping poetic expression. The opening portion of the text introduces the overarching theme of the memoirs, focusing on how poets have immortalized the women they loved through their works. Mrs. Jameson expresses a sense of humility regarding her compilation, acknowledging the depth of her subject matter and her enthusiasm in bringing these stories to light. She reflects on the connection between a poet's affection for a woman and the resulting influence on his creative output, suggesting that genuine feelings of love elevate both the poet and his muse to greatness. The initial chapters promise a series of rich historical anecdotes, beginning with a discussion on poetic love and leading into explorations of classic and troubadour poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women in literature PN Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature 502907 502915 2024-09-15T05:11:10.469641 2023-09-15T10:51:22.117406 text/html text/html 516385 2021-01-07T13:38:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 327762 2021-01-07T13:38:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404488 2024-09-15T05:11:24.385571 application/epub+zip 411065 2024-09-15T05:11:14.201655 application/epub+zip 258935 2024-09-15T05:11:12.125683 application/epub+zip 648317 2024-09-15T05:11:30.021580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698547 2024-09-15T05:11:21.912596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454150 2022-09-16T08:33:44.995963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384298 384067 2024-09-15T05:11:08.789690 2023-09-15T10:51:20.551363 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 383995 2021-01-07T13:38:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156104 2021-01-07T13:38:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383990 2021-01-07T13:38:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155754 2021-01-07T13:38:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20507 2024-09-15T05:11:30.167536 application/rdf+xml 14696 2024-09-15T05:11:12.528646 image/jpeg 3502 2024-09-15T05:11:12.324653 image/jpeg 385919 2024-09-15T05:11:10.511637 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia