Isabella Whitney (most likely born between 1546 and 1548, died after 1624); fl. 1566–1600) was arguably the first female poet and professional woman writer in England. More specifically, …

Isabella Whitney claims attention as the first Englishwoman believed to have written original secular poetry for publication. Her established oeuvre consists of two short anthologies of …

The mysterious life of an early English woman poet Isabella Whitney is not a familiar name to many readers of poetry, and in many ways this is hardly surprising. But here at Interesting …

English poet, considered one of the first women to publish secular literature. Little is known of Isabella Whitney's life, yet she left her mark on English literature as one of the first women to …

2024年4月15日 · Isabella Whitney, who flourished as a writer between 1566 and 1577, has a strong claim to be the first English woman to write secular literature for publication. She …

By Isabella Whitney. Share. The time is come I must departe from thee, ah, famous Citie: I never yet, to rue my smart, did finde that thou hadst pitie, ...

2018年11月7日 · About 450 years ago, a little-known poet named Isabella Whitney felt as ambivalent towards London as I do. Like me, Whitney arrived in London in her youth because …

By Isabella Whitney. Share. I whole in body, and in mind, but very weak in purse, Do make, and write my testament for fear it will be worse. ...

Not much is known of Isabella Whitney, whose works of secular poetry were highly satirical and, it is speculated, the first the first to be published in England by a woman. She is thought to have …

Very little is known of Isabella Whitney's life, other than what she says in her poems. She was a sister of Geoffrey Whitney, who came of a Cheshire family. Having published two volumes of …