Caroline of Lichtfield: by Isabelle de Montolieu
Thomas Holcroft’s 1786 translation of Isabelle de Montolieu’s novel is a textual encounter between a rather conventional Swiss woman and a British radical. Just as Montolieu did in her own translations, Holcroft reworked parts of the novel to make it more appealing to his intended audience.
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Caroline of Lichtfield: by Isabelle de Montolieu
Thomas Holcroft’s 1786 translation of Isabelle de Montolieu’s novel is a textual encounter between a rather conventional Swiss woman and a British radical. Just as Montolieu did in her own translations, Holcroft reworked parts of the novel to make it more appealing to his intended audience.
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Caroline of Lichtfield: by Isabelle de Montolieu

Caroline of Lichtfield: by Isabelle de Montolieu

by Laura Kirkley
Caroline of Lichtfield: by Isabelle de Montolieu

Caroline of Lichtfield: by Isabelle de Montolieu

by Laura Kirkley

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Overview

Thomas Holcroft’s 1786 translation of Isabelle de Montolieu’s novel is a textual encounter between a rather conventional Swiss woman and a British radical. Just as Montolieu did in her own translations, Holcroft reworked parts of the novel to make it more appealing to his intended audience.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138235502
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 08/04/2016
Series: Chawton House Library: Women's Novels
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Isabelle de Montolieu and Caroline de Lichtfield; Thomas Holcroft and Caroline of Lichtfield; Caroline de Lichtfield and Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Notes; Select Bibliography; Primary Material; Works by Montolieu; Works by Holcroft; Other Primary Material; Secondary Material; On Montolieu; On Holcroft; On Caroline de Lichtfield; On Translation and Transnational Literature; On Sensibility; Chronology; Chronology of Thomas Holcroft; Note on the Text; Caroline of Lichtfield; The Manuscript of Lindorf; Appendix I; Romance; Accompagné de guitar & de clavecin; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Editorial Notes;
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