The poems of Lady Mary Wroth

by Mary Wroth, Josephine A. Roberts

This is the first modernized edition of the poems of Lady Mary Wroth. Born circa 1587 and married in 1604, Lady Mary was part of the Queen's entourage at the court of King James I. The poems reproduced here are from Urania, a chivalric romance published in 1621, and Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, a sonnet sequence.

Genres: Poetry, Renaissance, Literature, Classics, Grad School

251 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1621

About the author

Lady Mary Wroth (1587–1651/3) was an English poet of the Renaissance. A member of a distinguished literary English family, Wroth was among the first female British writers to have achieved an enduring reputation. She is perhaps best known for having written The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania, the first extant prose romance by an English woman, and for Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, the first known sonnet sequence by an English woman.

Reviews

[Kobe · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Maja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful love poetry from a renaissance woman which very much was not allowed

[Helena]

eg trur eg skal avstå frå å rate denne, for eg las denne altfor for fort til å verkeleg setje meg inn i lyrikken etc, men writing women: gendering literature 800-1600 har vore eit veldig interessant fag då, kan anbefalast

[Madeline Nixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved reading Mary Wroth. I’m so glad I took a poetry course that introduced me to her brilliant work!

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read her sonnet sequence, I think that she shows great technical skill, playing with the traditional forms and rhyming schemes as well writing a crown which a truly great feat

[Gemma Falasconi]

- only read: eves apology in defense of women

[Julia Wolfson · Rating 4 out of 5]

she’s everything. lady mary wroth is obsessed with Night (like night time, also personified as a woman).

[Jennifer Lavoie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book. I had not heard of Lady Mary Wroth prior to my grad class, and I found her poetry to be very different from her male counterparts, including her uncle and father, Shelley.