Ann Yearsley and Hannah More, Patronage and Poetry

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"Hannah More and Ann Yearsley experienced a long-standing relationship that lasted far beyond their roles as patron and protégée. More had originally come to prominence as a playwright under the patronage of celebrated actor/manager David Garrick. When an established writer herself, she was able to assist Yearsley, bringing the young poet's rustic voice to the attention of an eighteenth-century society hungry for the fashionable phenomenon of the 'rural genius'. Andrews offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of both Yearsley and More. Making use of newly discovered letters and poems, she provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers' affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage." -- Publisher website.

subjects: More, hannah, 1745-1833,  English poetry, history and criticism, 19th century,  Friends and associates,  Authors and patrons,  Working class authors,  History,  Working class, great britain,  Écrivains et mécènes,  Histoire,  Écrivains ouvriers,  POETRY,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Friendship