Elizabeth Carter | |
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| Born | 16 December 1717 Deal, Kent, England |
| Died | 19 February 1806 (aged 88) London, England |
| Pen name | Eliza |
| Occupation | Poet, classicist, writer, translator |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | English |
| Literary movement | Bluestocking Circle |
| Notable works | All the Works of Epictetus, Which are Now Extant |
Elizabeth Carter (pen name Eliza; 16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, and linguist. As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu,[1] she earned respect for the first English translation of the 2nd-century Discourses of Epictetus.[2] She also published poems and translated from French and Italian, and corresponded profusely.[3] Among her many eminent friends were Elizabeth Montagu, Hannah More, Hester Chapone and other Bluestocking members. Also close friends were Anne Hunter, a poet and socialite, and Mary Delany.[4] She befriended Samuel Johnson, editing some editions of his periodical The Rambler.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 13 July 2016. Archived 5 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barbauld 2001, p. 186.
- ^ Williams 1861, p. 213.
- ^ Bettany, George Thomas (1891). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.