Renaissance Women Poets

Mary Sidney author Aemilia Lanyer author Isabella Whitney author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:25th Jan '01

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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 inits advocacy of female spirituality and virtue. Included here are 'Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum' and 'The Description of Cooke-ham'.

ISBN: 9780140424096

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 319g

464 pages