Poems by a Sixteenth-Century Gentlewoman, Maid, and Servant: Volume 102

by Isabella Whitney

A collection of poems by the first English woman to publish secular poetry under her own name.

Isabella Whitney (c. 1547-after 1624) was the first English woman to publish original secular poetry under her own name. She published two poetic miscellanies of poems: The Copy of a Letter (1567) and A Sweet Nosegay (1573), which include her own work as well as a total of six poems by five different male authors. This edition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649590911
• ISBN13: 9781649590916
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"