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Women writers in Renaissance England
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- Creator
- edited by Randall Martin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- London ; New York : Longman, 1997
- Series
- Physical Details
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- viii, 462 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780582096202, 0582096200, 9780582096219, 0582096219
- OCLC
- ocm34876021
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-462).
- Preamble: Women's self-image as writers. Margaret Tyler: epistle to the reader, from Diego Ortunez de Calahorra's The mirror of princely deeds and kinghthood -- Anne Dowriche: epistle to the reader, from The French history -- Rachel Speght: epistle dedicatory, from Mortality's memorandum, with a dream prefixed -- Elizabeth Jocelin: epistle dedicatory, from The mother's legacy to her unborn child -- Prose. Katherine Parr, Queen of England: from The lamentation of a sinner -- Anne Askew: The examinations; The first examination; The latter examination -- Jane Anger: from Jane Anger her protection for women -- Elizabeth Grymeston: from Miscellanea, meditations, memoratives -- Dorothy Leigh: from The mother's blessing -- Rachel Speght: from A muzzle for melastomus -- Elizabeth Caldwell: A letter written by Elizabeth Caldwell to her husband during the time of her imprisonment, from A true discourse of the practices of Elizabeth Caldwell -- Elizabeth Clinton, Countess of Lincoln: from The Countess of Lincoln's nursery -- Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland: from The history of the life reign and death of Edward II -- Autobiography. Margaret, Lady Hoby: from The diary of Margaret, Lady Hoby -- Grace, Lady Mildmay: from Autobiography -- Mary Ward: from The autobiographical papers -- Lady Anne Clifford: from The diary of Lady Anne CLifford -- Verse. Isabella Whitney: from A sweet nosegay, or pleasant posy; from Certain familiar epistles and friendly letters; The manner of her will, and what she left to London; The lamentation of a gentlewoman upon the death of her late-deceased friend, William Gruffith -- Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke: from The Psalms; A dialogue between two shepherds, Thenot and Piers, in praise of Astraea -- Anne Dowriche: from The French history -- Aemilia Lanyer: from Salve deus rex Judaeorum -- Lady Mary Wroth: Selected songs and sonnets from Pamphilia to Amphilanthus; and from The Countess of Montgomery's Urania; from Love's victory -- Rachel Speght: A dream, from Mortality's memorandum
Subjects
- English literature -- Women authors.
- Women -- England -- History -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- Sources.
- Women -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Sources.
- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
- Women -- England -- Literary collections.
- Autobiography -- Women authors.
- Renaissance -- England.