Laura Sophia Temple was a British poet and novelist associated with the Romantic movement. During her lifetime, Temple published three volumes of poetry, as well as a novel, Ferdinand Fitzormond; or, The Fool of Nature (1806).
Laura Sophia Temple | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1763 |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Years active | 1805–1812 |
Life and career
editLaura Sophia Temple was born in 1763.[1] Her parents were Lieutenant colonel Richard Temple and his wife, Frances Temple. She married Samuel B. Sweetman.[2]
In 1805, Temple published her first book, a volume of poetry titled Poems, with publisher Richard Phillips.[3][4]
The following year, Temple published the novel Ferdinand Fitzormond; or, The Fool of Nature (1806), also published by Phillips.[5][3] A contemporary review of the novel reads, "Mrs. Temple, the fair author of some excellent poems, of which we took ample notice in our preceding volume, has produced a ponderous novel, entitled Ferdinand Fitzormond."[2]
Temple's second volume of poetry, Lyric and other poems, was published by Longman in 1812.[3][6]
In 1812, Temple published a collection of poems inspired by the second siege of Zaragosa in the Peninsular War, titled The siege of Zaragosa, and other poems.[7] Scholar Diego Saglia discussed the work in his book Poetic Castiles in Spain: British Romanticism and Figurations of Iberia. Of the poem "The Days of Chivalry," Saglia wrote, "Defining chivalry as the reign of Beauty, Temple's poem mourns the end of this system as the cause of the present troubles in Britain and Europe and, in particular, points out a historical evil in the preponderance of masculine politics not tempered by feminine guidance."[8]
A 1997 study of literature read by William Wordsworth between 1800 and 1815 concluded that Wordsworth had read works by Temple.[9]
Bibliography
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "The English Novel, 1800–1829: Update 5 (August 2004–August 2005)". Romantic Textualities. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Laura Sophia Temple | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b "Poems by Laura Sophia Temple". jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Lay of an Irish harp". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b Temple, Laura Sophia (1808). Lyric and other poems. University of California Libraries. London : Longman.
- ^ a b https://archive.org/details/siegeofzaragozao00tempiala
- ^ Saglia, Diego (2000). Poetic Castles in Spain: British Romanticism and Figurations of Iberia. Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-420-0428-3.
- ^ Gutteridge, J.D. (1997). "Wordsworth's Reading: 1800-1815". Notes and Queries. 44 (4). Oxford University Press – via Gale.
- ^ Temple, Laura Sophia (1805). Poems. London: R. Phillips.
- ^ Temple, Laura Sophia (1808). Lyric and other poems. London: Longman.