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Cargando... The Favourite: Sarah, Duchess of Marlboroughpor Ophelia Field
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. It takes a brave biographer to tackle a subject who has been the focus of as much speculation and as many biographies in the past 250 years as has Sarah, the first Duchess of Marlborough (some twenty-five biographies, by the author’s count). Field makes a good stab at chronicling Sarah's public and private lives, drawing on known material by and about this powerful, "so alluring and so unlovable" woman, and organizing it in a readable manner. Those who, like myself, are not well grounded in British history may find themselves confused at times by the plethora of names, parties, and intrigues, and a lot about Sarah remains a tantalizing mystery. Unless new sources are unearthed to add further or more reliable detail to the historical record, however, this is probably as good a biography of Sarah as we will get. ( ) A better than average example of the popular historical biographies which have had something of a vogue over the past couple of years. Field is good at not trying to state that her view of Sarah Marlborough is--or could be--a definitive one, and she makes a solid attempt at showing the relationships between public and private which were commonly understood to exist in 18th century Britain. However, it's much too long, and Field needed a much better editor, one who would have told her when she was being repetitive and trying too hard to show off her research. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough, was the glamorous and controversial subject of hundreds of satires, newspaper articles and publications both during her lifetime and after her death. Tied to Queen Anne by an intimate friendship, Sarah hoped to wield power equal to that of a government minister. When their relationship soured, she blackmailed Anne with letters revealing their intimacy and accused her of perverting the course of national affairs by keeping lesbian favourites, including Sarah's own cousin Abigail Masham. Spectacular arguments with the Queen, with the architects and workmen at Blenheim Palace, and with her own family made Sarah infamous for her temper. Attacked for traits that might have been applauded in a man, Sarah was also capable of inspiring intense love and loyalty, deeply committed to her principles and to living what she believed to be a virtuous life. Politically, Sarah was most influential through her husband, one of England's greatest general, and their mutual friend, the Treasurer Sidney Godolphin. After their deaths, she remained independently powerful thanks to the immense wealth she controlled as the founder of several dynasties, including the Spencer-Churchills. Sarah was a compulsive and compelling writer, narrating the major events of her day with herself often centre-stage. This biography brings her own voice, passionate and intelligent, back to life, and casts a critical eye over images of the Duchess handed down through art, history and literature. Here is an unforgettable portrait of a woman who cared intensely about how we would remember her."--Provided by publisher. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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