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Sir Richard Fanshawe
Sir Richard Fanshawe , 1608–66, English diplomat and man of letters. He was secretary to the ambassador to Spain (1635–38) and chargé d'affaires there (1638). During the English civil war he served Prince Charles (after 1649 Charles II) in England, Ireland, and on the Continent until his own capture (1651) at Worcester. In subsequent retirement Fanshawe made the best-known of his many translations, The Luciad (1655), an English verse translation of Luis de Camões's masterpiece. After the Restoration he was sent (1661) on a mission to Portugal and served as ambassador to Portugal (1662–63), privy councilor, and ambassador to Spain (1664–66).
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"Sir Richard Fanshawe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sir Richard Fanshawe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Fanshawe.html "Sir Richard Fanshawe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Fanshawe.html |
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Fanshawe, Sir Richard
Fanshawe, Sir Richard (1608–66), poet, translator, diplomat, born in Hertfordshire, and educated at Cambridge. He supported the Royalist cause, and after the Restoration he was ambassador in Portugal, then Spain, where he died. He published a translation of Guarini's Il Pastor Fido (The Faithful Shepherd, 1647): a reissue in 1648 contained some of his own poems, including an ode urging the pleasures of country living, some Spenserian stanzas, and translations of sonnets from the Spanish. A selection from Horace (1652) was followed by the Lusiads of Camões (1655).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fanshawe, Sir Richard." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fanshawe, Sir Richard." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FanshaweSirRichard.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fanshawe, Sir Richard." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FanshaweSirRichard.html |
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Fanshawe, Anne, Lady
Fanshawe, Anne, Lady (1625–80), née Harrison, wife of Sir R. Fanshawe. She shared her husband's travels, and her affectionate Memoirs, written 1674–1676, were first printed 1829.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fanshawe, Anne, Lady." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fanshawe, Anne, Lady." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FanshaweAnneLady.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fanshawe, Anne, Lady." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FanshaweAnneLady.html |
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