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An Anthology of Neo-Latin Literature Written by Women

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An Anthology of Neo-Latin Literature Written by Women

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This anthology showcases Neo-Latin texts produced by women across Europe between circa 1400 and 1800, highlighting their contributions in both poetry and prose. Each chapter offers excerpts alongside accessible translations, with introductions and notes that contextualise the texts within their authors' careers and the intellectual climate of their time. The selected works reflect a range of genres and themes, providing insights into women's lives and their participation in literary culture during the early modern period. Examples include letters by Battista Malatesta da Montefeltro and poems by Anna Maria van Schurman.

Featuring works from various European countries, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Britain, the anthology is organised chronologically, allowing readers to appreciate the evolution of female voices in Neo-Latin literature. The texts presented reflect the diversity of women's literary contributions and demonstrate the importance of considering a broad spectrum of voices in understanding early modern literary culture.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. Stephen Harrison (Oxford, UK) and Gesine Manuwald (London, UK)
2. Alex Tadel (Warwick, UK), Poems by Angela Nogarola (1375-1346)
3. Florence Forte (Warburg, UK), Battista Malatesta (1383-1448): Oration to Pope Martin V
4. Adrien Faure (Paris, France), Poems by Costanza da Varano (1428-1447)
5. Lena Vosding (Oxford, UK), The Lüne letter books (1450-1550)
6. Floris Verhaart (Warwick, UK), Margarete Welser (1481-1552): Ad Christophorum Fratrem Epistola (1511)
7. Hélène Casanova-Robin (Paris IV, France): A Sapphic ode by Veronica Gambara (1485-1550)
8. Ian Fielding and Fernando Gorab Leme (Michigan, USA), The Sintra of Luisa Sigea (1522-60)
9. Paméla Mauffrais (Paris IV, France), Three poems by Camille de Morel (1547-1611)
10. Hannah Berendse (Innsbruck, Austria), Johanna Otho (1549-1621): On the decus intactae virginitatis and the Virginity of the Mind
11. Renaat Meesters (Ghent, Belgium), Poems by Bernarda Ferreira de Lacerda (1595-1644/1645)
12. Marie de La Roche Saint-André (Lille, France), La Musa Posthuma de la Vallicella : Poems by Martha Marchina (1600-1646)
13. Caroline Spearing (Exeter, UK), Poems by Bathsua Makin (1600-after 1681)
14. Luke Houghton (London, UK), Rachel Jevon (1627-after 1662)
15. Gary Vos (Edinburgh, UK), Work by Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678)
16. Trine Arland Hass (Aarhus, Denmark), Anne Margrethe Bredal (1655-1729) on her education
17. Aron Ouwerkerk (Utrecht, the Netherlands), Odes and Epigrams by Elizabeth Hoofman-Koolaart (1664-1736) to her Husband
18. Christopher Simon (Chicago, USA), Pastoral inter Arcades: The Elegy and Epigrams of Caterina Imperiale Pallavicina (fl. 1721)
19. Katie Mennis (Cambridge, UK), Poems from the Tower: Elizabeth Tollet (1694–1754)
20. Johanna Luggin (Innsbruck, Austria), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799), Oratio and Propositiones philosophicae

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Jul 09 2026
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 208
ISBN 9781350551084
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 3 bw images
Dimensions 234 x 156 mm
Series Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Early Modern Texts and Anthologies
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Stephen Harrison

Stephen Harrison is Professor of Latin Literature,…

Anthology Editor

Gesine Manuwald

Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at Universit…

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