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Joanna Baillie (Bothwell, 11 settembre 1762 – Hampstead, 15 gennaio 1851) è stata una poetessa e drammaturga scozzese. Nell'arco della sua carriera ha scritto 27 opere teatrali e decine di poesie e ha goduto di grande notorietà, soprattutto per la sua opera Plays on the Passions .
Joanna Baillie (11 September 1762 – 23 February 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798–1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic.
The daughter of a Church of Scotland minister, Romantic poet and playwright Joanna Baillie grew up in rural Scotland and spent much of her adult life in Hampstead, just outside London. Baillie’s lyric poems often take the form of meditations on nature and youth.
Joanna Baillie (born Sept. 11, 1762, Hamilton, Lanark, Scot.—died Feb. 23, 1851, Hampstead, London) was a poet and prolific dramatist whose plays, mainly in verse, were highly praised at a period when serious drama was in decline.
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20 lug 2021 · Joanna Baillie was a Romantic-era poet and playwright. Her poetry and plays demonstrate a keen interest in moral philosophy. She lived in London for most of her life and mixed with writers including Frances Burney, Elizabeth Montagu, Elizabeth Carter, Anna Letitia Barbauld, and Maria Edgeworth.
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Londra. Autrice scozzese di drammi e poesie (Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 1762 - Hampstead, Londra, 1851), sorella di Matthew. Pubblicò numerose raccolte di d...
Joanna Baillie is best known for her collection of plays titled Plays on the Passions, which were published in three volumes from 1798 to 1812. However, she still produced excellent poetry such as ‘ A Child to his Sick Grandfather ,’ ‘ To Cupid ,’ ‘ A Mother to Her Waking Infant .’
