Udvidet returret til d. 31. januar 2025

Poems by a Sixteenth-Century Gentlewoman, Maid, and Servant - Isabella Whitney - Bog

Bag om Poems by a Sixteenth-Century Gentlewoman, Maid, and Servant

"Isabella Whitney published two poetic miscellanies of secular poems: The Copy of a Letter (1567) and A Sweet Nosegay (1573), each of which includes her own work and a total of six poems by five different male authors across both publications. The present edition prints modernized texts of the complete miscellanies and also six poems attributed to Whitney. These poems provide a rich portrait of sixteenth-century female courtship and its dangers, a unique view of class and gender in Whitney's lifetime, and a portrait of London as a burgeoning market of practical goods and luxury items from foodstuffs to imported silk"--

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781649590916
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 220
  • Udgivet:
  • 25. november 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x16 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 367 g.
  • Kan forudbestilles.
  • 25. november 2024

Normalpris

  • BLACK NOVEMBER

Medlemspris

Prøv i 30 dage for 45 kr.
Herefter fra 79 kr./md. Ingen binding.

Beskrivelse af Poems by a Sixteenth-Century Gentlewoman, Maid, and Servant

"Isabella Whitney published two poetic miscellanies of secular poems: The Copy of a Letter (1567) and A Sweet Nosegay (1573), each of which includes her own work and a total of six poems by five different male authors across both publications. The present edition prints modernized texts of the complete miscellanies and also six poems attributed to Whitney. These poems provide a rich portrait of sixteenth-century female courtship and its dangers, a unique view of class and gender in Whitney's lifetime, and a portrait of London as a burgeoning market of practical goods and luxury items from foodstuffs to imported silk"--

Brugerbedømmelser af Poems by a Sixteenth-Century Gentlewoman, Maid, and Servant



Find lignende bøger
Bogen Poems by a Sixteenth-Century Gentlewoman, Maid, and Servant findes i følgende kategorier:

Gør som tusindvis af andre bogelskere

Tilmeld dig nyhedsbrevet og få gode tilbud og inspiration til din næste læsning.