Elizabeth Carter

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Elizabeth Carter was an 18th-century English poet, translator, and prominent Bluestocking intellectual renowned for her classical scholarship and learned correspondence.

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Elizabeth Carter canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bluestocking
classical scholar
human
intellectual
poet
translator
centuryOfActivity 18th century
correspondentOf Catherine Talbot
Elizabeth Montagu
Samuel Johnson
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1717-12-16
dateOfDeath 1806-02-19
educatedIn classical languages
ethnicGroup English
father Nicholas Carter
floruit c. 1740–1800
friendOf Catherine Talbot
Elizabeth Montagu
gender female
genre letters
poetry
translation
knownFor erudition
knowledge of Greek
knowledge of Hebrew
knowledge of Latin
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Bluestocking group
linked to: Bluestocking circle
movement Bluestocking circle
name Elizabeth Carter
notableFor classical scholarship
learned correspondence
translation of Epictetus
notableWork A Series of Letters between Mrs. Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot
Letters between Mrs. Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot
Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter
Poems on Several Occasions
Translation of All the Works of Epictetus
occupation classical scholar
poet
translator
writer
placeOfBirth Deal, Kent
placeOfDeath Clapham, London
linked to: Clapham
religion Anglicanism
residence Deal, Kent
London
linked to: London, England

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Elizabeth Montagu socialCircle Elizabeth Carter
The Idler hasContributor Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth Carter name Elizabeth Carter
Bluestocking circle notableMember Elizabeth Carter
Catherine Talbot notableAssociate Elizabeth Carter