Betty S Travitsky: 2 books
The Poets, II: Mary Fage
Printed Writings 1500–1640: Series I, Part Two, Volume 11
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The dates of Mary Fage are not known, it is assumed however that she was flourishing around 1637. Fames Roule comprises a series of over 400 acrostic verses, each containing an anagram and each addressed to one of the noble and powerful of Caroline England. As such it constitutes a verbal salute to...
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The Poets, Isabella Whitney, Anne Dowriche, Elizabeth Melville [Colville], Aemilia Lanyer, Rachel Speght, Diane Primrose and Anne, Mary and Penelope Grey
Printed Writings 1500–1640: Series I, Part Two, Volume 10
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Isabella Whitney is the earliest Englishwoman known to have written original secular poetry in English for publication. The Copy of a Letter contains four poems written in the personae of persons jilted in love. The only known copy of this volume is held at the Bodleian Library and is reproduced here....