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Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell - A Study in Royal Patronage and Classical Scholarship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell - A Study in Royal Patronage and Classical Scholarship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: Queenship and Power
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This book explores the relationship between Queen Caroline, one of
the most enigmatic characters in Regency England, and Sir William
Gell, the leading classical scholar of his day. Despised and
rejected by her husband, Caroline created a sphere and court of her
own through patronage of scholarship. The primary beneficiary was
Gell, a pioneering scholar of the classical world who opened new
dimensions in the study of ancient Troy, mainland Greece, and
Ithaca. Despite his achievements, Gell had scarce financial
resources. Support from Caroline enabled him to establish himself
in Italy and conduct his seminal work about ancient Rome and,
especially, Pompeii, until her sensational trial before the House
of Lords and premature death. Concluding with the first scholarly
transcription of the extraordinary series of letters that Caroline
wrote to Gell, this volume illuminates how Caroline sought power
through patronage, and how Gell shaped classical scholarship in
nineteenth-century Britain.
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