The Turkish Embassy letters
Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-17622021
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In 1716, Mary Wortley Montagu travelled across Europe to take up residence in Istanbul as the wife of the British ambassador. For two years she lovingly observed the Ottoman society around her with an astonishing lack of prejudice. Her wide-ranging letters - about the life of Turkish women behind the veil, Arabic poetry, contemporary medical practices such as inoculation - remain as fresh as the day they were penned. A self-educated intellectual, a free spirit, a radical and a feminist as well as an aristocrat, she was one of the first modern travel writers, studying and recording the culture around her on its own terms and through its own language.
Main title:
The Turkish Embassy letters / Mary Wortley Montagu ; biographical afterword by Dervla Murphy ; text annotated by Barnaby Rogerson.
Author:
Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762, authorMurphy, Dervla, 1931-, writer of afterwordRogerson, Barnaby, writer of added commentary
Imprint:
London : Eland, 2021.©2021
Collation:
262 pages ; 22 cm
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781780600390 (pbk)9781780600390
Dewey class:
941.072092941.072
Language:
English
Subject:
Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762 -- CorrespondenceMontagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762 -- Travel -- TurkeyDiplomats' spouses -- Great Britain -- CorrespondenceDiplomats' spouses -- Turkey -- CorrespondenceAuthors, English -- 18th century -- CorrespondenceIstanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800Turkey -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800Turkey -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800
BRN:
515435
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 941.072 MON | Available |