Katherine Philips (1631/2-1664): Printed Publications 1651-1664 Pt. 3, Vol. 1Printed Writings 1641-1700: Series II, Part Three, Volume 1 |
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| Author:
| Loscocco, Paula |
| Series title: | The Early Modern Englishwoman: a Facsimile Library of Essential Works and Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II, Part Three Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-0211-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Katherine Philips was a major seventeenth-century poet and playwright who became widely known for her innovative use of Donnean poetics to express passionate female friendship, her occasional verses on private friends and public figures, and her moral and political acuity. She had the mixed fortune of being enshrined in posthumous volumes that both celebrated and misrepresented her achievement. Fortunately recent research has clarified our understanding of who Philips was and how she...
More DescriptionKatherine Philips was a major seventeenth-century poet and playwright who became widely known for her innovative use of Donnean poetics to express passionate female friendship, her occasional verses on private friends and public figures, and her moral and political acuity. She had the mixed fortune of being enshrined in posthumous volumes that both celebrated and misrepresented her achievement. Fortunately recent research has clarified our understanding of who Philips was and how she conducted her literary career.