Katherine Philips's Poems among Seventeenth-Century Readers and Book Owners.

The article focuses on the circulation, readership, and ownership of Katherine Philips's poetry in the seventeenth century and how her reputation as a female author developed through manuscript and print culture. Topics include the impact of unauthorized and authorized editions of Philips's works, t...

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Publicado en:Philological Quarterly Vol. 104; no. 1/2; pp. 7 - 32
Autor principal: COOLAHAN, MARIE-LOUISE
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Department of English, University of Iowa Winter/Spring2025
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Sumario:The article focuses on the circulation, readership, and ownership of Katherine Philips's poetry in the seventeenth century and how her reputation as a female author developed through manuscript and print culture. Topics include the impact of unauthorized and authorized editions of Philips's works, the role of book catalogs and private libraries in tracing readership, and the broader reception of women's writing among aristocratic and commercial readers in early modern Britain and Ireland.