Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland, nee Tanfield, was an English poet, translator, and dramatist. Precocious and studious, she was known from a young age for her learning and knowledge of languages.
Works
The mirror of the world, a translation of Abraham Ortelius's Le mirroir du monde (1598)
The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry (pub. 1613)
Reply of the most Illustrious Cardinal of Perron (1630)
The History of the Life, Reign and Death of Edward II, or The History of the most Unfortunate Prince, King Edward II (pub. 1680)
erm. okay then! idk i don’t like this class it’s like interesting but the reading is so old and confusing and i don’t have patience for it unfortunately gets a few stars because it’s interesting to read a feminist critique/perspective in a period where they are super rare