The Poems of Aemilia Lanyer by Emilia Lanier
Aemilia Lanyer (1569-1645) was the first woman poet in England who sought status as a professional writer. Her book of poems is dedicated entirely to women patrons. It offers a long poem on Christ's passion, told entirely from a woman's point of view, as well as the first country house poem published in England. Almost completely neglected until very recently, her work changes our perspective on Jacobean poetry and contradicts the common assumption that women wrote nothing of serious interest until much later. Mistress and friend of influential Elizabethan courtiers, Lanyer gives us a glimpse of the ideas and aspirations of a talented middle class Renaissance woman.Vice President and Dean of Franklin & Marshall College, Susanne Woods is also Director of the Women Writers Project at Brown University, where she taught for many years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195080377 |
| Title | The Poems of Aemilia Lanyer |
| Author | Emilia Lanier |
| Series | Women Writers In English 1350-1850 Ser |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1993-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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