Poetic Sisters: Early Eighteenth-Century Women Poets

by Deborah Kennedy

Book Overview

In Poetic Sisters, Deborah Kennedy explores the personal and literary connections among five early eighteenth-century women poets: Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea; Elizabeth Singer Rowe; Frances Seymour, Countess of Hertford; Sarah Dixon; and Mary Jones. Richly illustrated and elegantly written, this book brings the eighteenth century to life, presenting a diverse range of material from serious religious poems to amusing verses on domestic life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611484855
• ISBN13: 9781611484854
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"