Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

by Mary Wroth, Francis Beaumont

This volume of poetry contains both Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, by Lady Mary Worth, and Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, and Sir Francis Beaumont.

Genres: Poetry

164 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 2009

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

[T.B. Caine · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Booktube

I am only reviewing Mary Wroth's section since that is what I bought this edition for.

While I think the idea of over 100 pages being basically just love poetry CAN get repetitive, I think the focus should be on how as a woman, Pamphilia is going on and on about how unfair love is and how she hates it. There are also at least two poems that mention men are allowed to be "unconstant" and like another reviewer said it is interesting since being "Constant" is usually a trait put on women, not men. There were some BEAUTIFUL lines here and after my poetry class just the skill some of these poems had was also incredible.

I will reread in the future since I did read most of this in one sitting.

[Jacob biscuits · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an incredibly underrated poet and a really interesting woman… Wroth deserves a lot more critical and commercial success