Gaskell, Elizabeth (Cleghorn)
- Gaskell, Elizabeth (Cleghorn)
orig. Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson llamada Mrs. Gaskell
(29 sep. 1810, Chelsea, Londres, Inglaterra–12 nov. 1865, cerca de Alton, Hampshire).
Escritora británica. Hija de un ministro de la Iglesia Unitaria, Gaskell se casó también con un ministro unitario y comenzó a escribir en su madurez.
Cranford (
1853), su novela más popular, y la inconclusa
Hijas y esposas (1864–66), acaso su mejor obra, tratan sobre la vida de aldeanos rurales.
Maria Barton (1848),
Ruth (
1853) y
North and South [Norte y sur] (1855) examinan los problemas sociales de la clase trabajadora urbana. En 1857 escribió la primera biografía de su amiga Charlotte Brontë (ver hermanas
Brontë ).
Elizabeth Gaskell, dibujo al clarión de George Richmond, 1851; National Portrait Gallery, ...
Courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery, London
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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Gaskell, Elizabeth (Cleghorn) — orig. Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson known as Mrs. Gaskell born Sept. 29, 1810, Chelsea, London, Eng. died Nov. 12, 1865, near Alton, Hampshire British writer. The daughter of a Unitarian minister, Gaskell also married a Unitarian minister and… … Universalium
Gaskell,Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson — Gas·kell (găsʹkəl), Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson. 1810 1865. British writer noted for her Life of Charlotte Brontë (1857) and her novels depicting the oppression of workers in 19th century England. * * * … Universalium
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn — ▪ English writer née Stevenson born Sept. 29, 1810, Chelsea, London, Eng. died Nov. 12, 1865, near Alton, Hampshire English novelist, short story writer, and first biographer of Charlotte Brontë. She was a daughter of a Unitarian… … Universalium
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell — Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (* 29. September 1810 in Londoner Stadtteil Kensington and Chelsea; † 12. November 1865 in Holybourne, Hampshire), war eine britische Schriftstellerin. Noch heute wird sie im englischen Sprachraum oft… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Stevenson) — (1810 1865) Novelist, dau. of William Stevenson, a Unitarian minister, and for some time Keeper of the Treasury Records. She m. William G., a Unitarian minister, at Manchester, and in 1848 pub. anonymously her first book, Mary Barton, in which … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell — noun English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810 1865) • Syn: ↑Gaskell, ↑Elizabeth Gaskell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Elizabeth Gaskell — Elizabeth Gaskell: 1832 miniature by William John Thomson Born Elizabeth Stevenson 29 September 1810(1810 09 29) Chelsea, London, England … Wikipedia
Elizabeth Gaskell — Elizabeth Gaskell, Porträt von George Richmond (1851) Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (* 29. September 1810 in Londoner Stadtteil Kensington and Chelsea; † 12. November 1865 in Holybourne, Hampshire), war eine britische Schriftstellerin. Noch heute… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gaskell — Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, geborne Stevenson, engl. Schriftstellerin, geb. 1810 in Chelsea, verheiratete sich mit William G., einem unitarischen Geistlichen, in Manchester und starb daselbst 12. Nov. 1865. Sie gehört zu den bessern… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Elizabeth — /i liz euh beuhth/, n. 1. Douay Bible. Elisabeth. 2. (Elizaveta Petrovna) 1709 62, empress of Russia 1741 62 (daughter of Peter the Great). 3. (Pauline Elizabeth Ottilie Luise, Princess of Wied) ( Carmen Sylva ) 1843 1916, queen of Rumania 1881… … Universalium
Elizabeth Gaskell, dibujo al clarión de George Richmond, 1851; National Portrait Gallery, ...Courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery, London