Elizabeth Carter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Elizabeth Carter

English poet, classicist, writer, translator, polymath (1717-1806)

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1717

Place of Birth: Deal, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1806

Profession: writer, poet, polymath, translator, classical scholar, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Elizabeth Carter

  • Elizabeth Carter (pen name Eliza; 16 December 1717 โ€“ 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, linguist, and polymath.
  • As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu.
  • she earned respect for the first English translation of the Discourses of Epictetus, by the 2nd-century Stoic philosopher.
  • She also published poems and translated from French and Italian.
  • Most of her other literary output took the form of correspondence to family and friends.
  • Carter had many eminent friends and was close to Elizabeth Montagu, Hannah More, Hester Chapone, and other Bluestocking members.
  • Anne Hunter, a minor poet and socialite, and Mary Delany were also noted as close friends.
  • She befriended Samuel Johnson, editing some editions of his periodical The Rambler.

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