An Audience of One


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Combining historical and biographical research with feminist theory, Carrie Hintz considers Osborne's vision of letter writing, her literary achievement, and her literary influences.










Reflections Upon Ancient and Modern Learning


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The early chapters are on the "quarrel of ancients and moderns," focusing on the views of William Temple and Charles Perrault on ancient and modern literature and art. Discusses the explanations of blood circulation by Michael Servetus, William Harvey and others (p. 211-216).




Upon the Gardens of Epicurus


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Sir William Temple, diplomat, statesman, and writer, retired to his garden in the 1680s and wrote what has become one of the key texts, not only of gardening, but also of the English aesthetic. It was he who introduced the idea of the charm of irregularity, and who gave it the allegedly Chinese name sharawaggi. The English style of landscape gardening can be traced in a direct line to this essay, which has not been in print for over 95 years.







Observations Upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands


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Originally published in 1673, and first published as this Cambridge edition in 1932, this text covers a diverse range of topics relating to the Netherlands.