Renaissance Women Poets
Isabella Whitney, Mary Sidney and Aemilia Lanyer
$39.79
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2001
Summary
Whitney’s two volumes of verse miscellany, ‘Sweet Nosegay’ (1573) and ‘The Copy of a Letter’ (1567), were part of a literary trend of combining classical and Biblical references with popular and vernacular sources, and reflect the growing literary appetites of the urban population. As well a selection of her original poetry, this volume includes Sidney’s version of the Psalms of David and Petrach’s ‘Triumph of Death’. Lanyer’s poetry is devotional and is the most single-minded and explicit in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140424096 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140424091 |
| Author: | Isabella Whitney, Aemilia Lanyer, Mary Sidney |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2001 |
| Weight: | 321g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Isabella Whitney
Isabella Whitney (c.1550-?) was born into the Cheshire gentry, went into service in London, and published two volumes of poetry.
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621) worked in close literary collaboration with her brother, Sir Philip Sidney, and continued to write after his death.
Aemelia Lanyer (1569-1645), a devotional poet, was raised in the Countess of Kent’s household and married an Italian musician.
Danielle Clarke is a lecturer in English at University College, Dublin.
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