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Lady Mary Chudleigh (August 1656 – 1710) was an English poet who was part of an intellectual circle which included Mary Astell, Elizabeth Thomas, Judith Drake, Elizabeth Elstob, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and John Norris.〔Sowaal, Alice. "Mary Astell." ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''. (2005) 16 December 2006 Sandra M. and Susan Gubar. "Lady Mary Chudleigh." ''The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English''. New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. 161.〕 ==Biography== Mary Lee was born in Winslade, Devon, in August 1656, the daughter of Richard Lee and Mary Sydenham of Westminster.〔Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.190, pedigree of Chudleigh〕 She was baptized in Cyst St. George, Devon parish on 19 August 1656. She was the oldest of three siblings. Her mother's family was the distinguished Sydenham family of Wynfold Eagle, Dorset. Lady Mary's uncle Colonel William Sydenham served on fought in the English Civil War on the side of Parliament; her other uncle, Dr. Thomas Sydenham was well-known for his study of epidemic diseases and doctor to Anne Finch, Vicountess Conway. Her father was a man of property and included "esq" after his name. She married Sir George Chudleigh, 3rd Baronet (died 1718) of Ashton, Devon on 25 March 1674. Her biographers argue as to whether their marriage was happy; her references to marriage as a trap that was psychologically stifling for women suggest that she may have had personal experience with an overbearing husband,〔Gilbert, Sandra M. and Susan Gubar. "Lady Mary Chudleigh." ''The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English''. New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. 161.〕 but on the other hand, he did allow her to publish several feminist works during his lifetime, and her previously-unpublished work was saved carefully by the family after her death.〔"(Lady Mary Chudleigh Biography )." ''Famous Poets and Poems''. 16 December 2006.〕 They had at least six children, including: *Sir George Chudleigh, 4th Baronet (died 1738), eldest son and heir. He married Frances Davie (1697-1748〔Dathe of birth per: Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.270, pedigree of Davie; date of death per: Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.397〕), a daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Davie, 4th Baronet (1662-1707) of Creedy House, Devon, by whom he had four daughters and co-heiresses. *Col. Thomas Chudleigh, 2nd son, of Chelsea,.〔Vivian, p.190, pedigree of Chudleigh〕〔Colman, G. and B. Thornton. ''(Poems by the Most Eminent Ladies of Great Britain and Ireland )''. London, T. Becket and T. Evans, 1773. 180-181. 2003.〕 whose son was Sir Thomas Chudleigh, 5th Baronet (died 1741) and whose daughter Elizabeth Chudleigh was wife of Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724–1779) and bigamous wife of Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (171-1773), who built "Chudleigh House" for her. *Eliza Maria Chudleigh. Like most women of her time, she received little in the way of formal education, but read widely 〔Colman, G. and B. Thornton. ''Poems by the Most Eminent Ladies of Great Britain and Ireland''. London, T. Becket and T. Evans, 1773. 180-181.Mark-up edition © Drury-Kent, Roxanne, ed. Northern Kentucky University, 2003. .〕 Little else is known about her life except that one of her daughters must have died young, as her grief is mentioned in her letters and some poetry. Mary Chudleigh died on December 15, 1710 from severe rheumatism. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lady Mary Chudleigh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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