Anthology of Neo-Latin Literature Written by Women
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- ISBN 9781350551084
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 09 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This anthology showcases Neo-Latin texts produced by women across Europe between circa 1400 and 1800, highlighting their contributions in both poetry and prose. Each chapter offers excerpts alongside accessible translations, with introductions and notes that contextualise the texts within their authors’ careers and the intellectual climate of their time. The selected works reflect a range of genres and themes, providing insights into women’s lives and their participation in literary culture during the early modern period. Examples include letters by Battista Malatesta da Montefeltro and poems by Anna Maria van Schurman.
Featuring works from various European countries, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Britain, the anthology is organised chronologically, allowing readers to appreciate the evolution of female voices in Neo-Latin literature. The texts presented reflect the diversity of women’s literary contributions and demonstrate the importance of considering a broad spectrum of voices in understanding early modern literary culture.
Stephen Harrison is Professor of Latin Literature, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK. His research interests are in Augustan poetry, the ancient novel, especially Apuleius, classical reception (especially for the 19th and 20th centuries in the UK). Among many books and articles he is author of The Neo-Latin Verse of Urban VIII, Alexander VII and Leo XIII: Three Papal Poets from Baroque to Risorgimento (Bloomsbury, 2024) and co-editor of An Anthology of Neo-Latin Poetry by Classical Scholars (Bloomsbury, 2024).
Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at University College London, UK, and President of the Society for Neo-Latin Studies (SNLS). She has published a number of articles on early modern Latin literature and edited the collected volume Neo-Latin Poetry in the British Isles (2012) with L.B.T. Houghton as well as several other anthologies in this series.
