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crittrice, intellettuale cosmopolita, mecenate, una figura di spicco tra les grandes animatrices de Paris e del gratin europeo, Violet Keppel (in seguito Trefusis) nasce a Londra il 6 giugno 1894, è la primogenita di Alice Frederica Edmonstone (dei baroni di Duntreath) e del Colonnello George Keppel. Fin da piccola mostra una precoce vivacità ...
A remarkable woman in her own right and a highly gifted writer, Violet Trefusis is especially remembered for her scandalous affair with Vita Sackville-West, first disclosed in Portrait of a Marriage. After their abortive flight from their husbands in 1920, Vita returned to England and her writing, and Violet became an expatriate, immersing herself in international society and the world of art.
Trefusis, Violet (1894–1972)English novelist, memoirist, and salon hostess. Born Violet Keppel in London, England, on June 6, 1894; died at the Villa l'Ombrellino in Florence, Italy, onMarch 1, 1972; daughter of Colonel George Keppel (an army officer and brother of the earl of Albemarle) and Alice (Edmonstone) Keppel (1869–1947); sister of Sonia Keppel (1900–1986); married Denys Robert ...
Violet Trefusis (née Keppel) Violet Trefusis was a writer and a patron of the arts. She wrote nine novels (five in English, four in French), poems, articles on Travels and Art, essays, short-stories, plays and epigrams. In 1950 General Catroux awards her with Légion d’honneur as femme de lettres; In 1953 the president of Paris Council ...
This poem by Vita Sackville-West about her love for Violet Trefusis, was recently discovered by a scholar during conservation work at Vita’s home at Sissinghurst: When sometimes I stroll in silence, with you. Through great floral meadows of open country. I listen to your chatter, and give thanks to the gods.
he Belvedere Violet Trefusis is one of the most evocative viewpoints in Florence: it dominates the Bellosguardo hill, facing south, immersed in greenery and bathed in light. From here, Florence shows itself in its enchanting entirety; it allows itself to be contemplated in an inspired and silent atmosphere. Then, from afar, comes the sound of a ...
