Margaret P. Hannay
Ashgate
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457
Mary Sidney Herbert Countess of Pembroke was renowned in her own time for her metrical translation of biblical Psalms several original poems translations from French and Italian and her literary patronage. Arguably the first Englishwoman to be celebrated as a literary figure she has also attracted considerable modern attention including more than two hundred critical studies. This volume offers a brief introduction to her life and an extensive overview of the critical reception of her works reprints some of the most essential and least accessible essays about her life and writings and includes a full bibliography.
Ashgate
Hardback
457
Mary Sidney Herbert Countess of Pembroke was renowned in her own time for her metrical translation of biblical Psalms several original poems translations from French and Italian and her literary patronage. Arguably the first Englishwoman to be celebrated as a literary figure she has also attracted considerable modern attention including more than two hundred critical studies. This volume offers a brief introduction to her life and an extensive overview of the critical reception of her works reprints some of the most essential and least accessible essays about her life and writings and includes a full bibliography.