Spiritual Sonnets: A Bilingual Edition

by Gabrielle de Coignard

Book Overview

Born into a wealthy family in Toulouse, Gabrielle de Coignard (ca. 1550-86) married a prominent statesman in 1570. Widowed three years later, with two young daughters to raise, Coignard turned to writing devotional verse to help her cope with her practical and spiritual struggles.

Spiritual Sonnets presents the first English translation of 129 of Coignard's highly autobiographical poems, giving us a startlingly intimate view into the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226139840
• ISBN13: 9780226139845
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"