18/07/2024
Genre: Poetry
Chapter: 6
Listen: 4
Aemilia Lanyer’s 1611 poem is far more than a retelling of The Passion. It comprises a spirited defense of Eve (and, by extension, all women), elegant praises for her female patrons, a catalogue of virtuous women of the ancient world, and closes with the first “country house” poem written by a woman in English. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)