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Domestic Politics and Family Absence - The Correspondence (1588-1621) of Robert Sidney, First Earl of Leicester, and Barbara Gamage Sidney, Countess of Leicester (Paperback)
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Domestic Politics and Family Absence - The Correspondence (1588-1621) of Robert Sidney, First Earl of Leicester, and Barbara Gamage Sidney, Countess of Leicester (Paperback)
Series: The Early Modern Englishwoman, 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions
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Though all but three of Robert Sidney's 332 extant letters to his
wife Barbara Gamage Sidney have been in the Sidney family archive,
they have never previously been fully transcribed or edited. This
edition of the surviving letters, which Sidney wrote to his wife
when they were separated for long periods by his official duties at
various continental locations, provides a wealth of information
about the Sidneys' family life. They touch on matters such as
family illnesses, the children's education, court gossip, finances,
and the construction of additions to Penshurst Place, the seat of
the Sidney family. The letters also offer an extraordinary record
of an early-modern English household in which the wife was
entrusted with the overall responsibility for the well-being of her
family, and for managing a large estate in the absence of her
husband. Sidney's letters show that, although his union with the
wealthy Welsh heiress Barbara Gamage may have been engineered
primarily for political and financial ends, clearly the couple
enjoyed a happy and loving marriage. Their correspondence is full
of endearments, and Robert frequently tells his wife how much he
misses her and their beloved children, including his 'Malkin,'
later Lady Mary Wroth. The volume includes an introduction and
notes by the editors. It also includes contextual materials such as
relevant sections on family matters from letters to Robert from his
trusted agent, Rowland Whyte; and from Robert Sidney's own business
correspondence. The introduction specifically addresses the issue
of Barbara's literacy, within the broader context of
late-Elizabethan women's literacy.
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