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Specimens of British Poetesses

April 10, 2024

Specimens of British Poetesses; selected and chronologically arranged (1825) by Alexander Dyce is an anthology of verse jointly published in London by Thomas Rodd and Septimus Prowett,[1] near the beginning of Dyce's long career as a literary critic, editor, and historian. It was not the first published anthology of poetry by British women writers — that may have been Poems by Eminent Ladies 2 Vols. (London: R. Baldwin, 1755) — but it was the most comprehensive to date: encompassing 446 pages, it includes 196 poems or excerpts from longer pieces by eighty-nine (89) writers written between approximately 1460 and 1821. In the preface, Dyce highlights some of the issues that continue to concern researchers of women's writing, in particular, identifying them: among the eighty-nine he includes the work of four anonymous authors, and many of the brief biographical notes with which he introduces each writer are sparse or in some cases absent altogether. He writes, "we feel an honest satisfaction in the reflection, that our tedious chase through the jungles of forgotten literature must procure to this undertaking the good-will of our country-women....[O]ur work will never be deprived of the happy distinction of being one of the first that has been entirely consecrated to women."[2]

Specimens of British Poetesses
EditorAlexander Dyce
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
Genrepoetry
PublishedLondon
PublisherT. Rodd, S. Prowett
Publication date
1825
Media typeprint
Pagesxvi, 446 p.
OCLC379022218

One commentator has called Specimens "an impressively varied collection" that "exemplifies the remarkably catholic taste" of the editor.[3] The collection was well received by literary luminaries William Wordsworth and Leigh Hunt, and was well-reviewed in The Literary Gazette.[4] There was a second printing, by Thomas Rodd alone, in 1827. The British Library reprinted an edition in 2011.[5]

Writers named (in alphabetical order) edit

Etext edit

  • Dyce, Alexander, ed. Specimens of British Poetesses; selected and chronologically arranged, by the Rev. Alexander Dyce. London: T. Rodd and S. Prowett, 1825. (Etext, Internet Archive; Etext, HathiTrust)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Berners, Juliana, Boleyn, Anne, Askewe, Anne. Specimens of British poetesses; selected and chronologically arranged, by the Rev. Alexander Dyce. The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 13614. Accessed 2023-08-31.
  2. ^ Dyce, Preface, iv, v.
  3. ^ Paul Salzman, "Editing early modern women: Alexander Dyce's Specimens of British Poetesses, (1825)", Public talk, 03 May 2016.
  4. ^ Salzman, Paul. "How Alexander Dyce Assembled Specimens of British Poetesses: A Key Moment in the Transmission of Early Modern Women’s Writing". Women's Writing, 26:1, 2019.
  5. ^ ISBN 9781241568191
  6. ^ The author of The Tragedy of Mariam (1613), misidentified by Dyce as Elizabeth Carew.

Further reading edit

  • Hunt, Leigh. "Specimens of British Poetesses". Men, Women, and Books; a Selection of Sketches, Essays, and Critical Memoirs, from His Uncollected Prose Writings Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1847, pp. 110–159. (Etext, HathiTrust)
  • Salzman, Paul. "How Alexander Dyce Assembled Specimens of British Poetesses: A Key Moment in the Transmission of Early Modern Women’s Writing". Women's Writing, 26:1, 2019, pp. 88–105, doi:10.1080/09699082.2019.1534636

External links edit

  • Internet Archive Etext
  • Online Books Page: List of early anthologies of women's writing
  • Open Library OL7233387M
  • The Poetess Archive

April 10, 2024
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Specimens of British Poetesses selected and chronologically arranged 1825 by Alexander Dyce is an anthology of verse jointly published in London by Thomas Rodd and Septimus Prowett 1 near the beginning of Dyce s long career as a literary critic editor and historian It was not the first published anthology of poetry by British women writers that may have been Poems by Eminent Ladies 2 Vols London R Baldwin 1755 but it was the most comprehensive to date encompassing 446 pages it includes 196 poems or excerpts from longer pieces by eighty nine 89 writers written between approximately 1460 and 1821 In the preface Dyce highlights some of the issues that continue to concern researchers of women s writing in particular identifying them among the eighty nine he includes the work of four anonymous authors and many of the brief biographical notes with which he introduces each writer are sparse or in some cases absent altogether He writes we feel an honest satisfaction in the reflection that our tedious chase through the jungles of forgotten literature must procure to this undertaking the good will of our country women O ur work will never be deprived of the happy distinction of being one of the first that has been entirely consecrated to women 2 Specimens of British PoetessesEditorAlexander DyceCountryEnglandLanguageEnglishGenrepoetryPublishedLondonPublisherT Rodd S ProwettPublication date1825Media typeprintPagesxvi 446 p OCLC379022218One commentator has called Specimens an impressively varied collection that exemplifies the remarkably catholic taste of the editor 3 The collection was well received by literary luminaries William Wordsworth and Leigh Hunt and was well reviewed in The Literary Gazette 4 There was a second printing by Thomas Rodd alone in 1827 The British Library reprinted an edition in 2011 5 Contents 1 Writers named in alphabetical order 2 Etext 3 Notes 4 Further reading 5 External linksWriters named in alphabetical order editAnne Askew Joanna Baillie Anna Laetitia Barbauld Mary Barber Anne Barnard Aphra Behn Juliana Berners Anne Boleyn Frances Boothby Anne Bradstreet Jane Brereton Frances Brooke Mary Brunton Elizabeth Carter Elizabeth Cary 6 Georgiana Cavendish Margaret Cavendish Anne Cecil Susanna Centlivre Anna Chamber Mary Chandler Hester Chapone Mary Chudleigh Alison Cockburn Catherine Cockburn An Collins Hannah Cowley Alicia D Anvers Jean Elliot Mary Fage Anne Finch Anne Grant Frances Greville Constantia Grierson Eliza Haywood Felicia Hemans Margaret Holford Anne Howard Anna Hume Anne Hunter Mary Jones Esther Johnson Anne Killigrew Henrietta Knight Letitia Elizabeth Landon Mary Leapor Judith Madan Delarivier Manley Mary Masters Elizabeth Melville Mary Russell Mitford Mary Monck Mary Wortley Montague Hannah More Henrietta O Neill Amelia Opie Katherine Philips Letitia Pilkington Hester Lynch Piozzi Mary Pix Eleanor Anne Porden Diana Primrose Ann Radcliffe Mary Robinson Elizabeth Singer Rowe Rachel Russell Miss Scott of Ancram Anna Seward Frances Sheridan Mary Sidney Charlotte Smith Elizabeth Stuart Elizabeth Taylor Gertrude Thimelby Elizabeth Thomas Mary Tighe Elizabeth Tollet Elizabeth Trefusis Elizabeth Tudor Helen Maria Williams Mary Wroth Ann YearsleyEtext editDyce Alexander ed Specimens of British Poetesses selected and chronologically arranged by the Rev Alexander Dyce London T Rodd and S Prowett 1825 Etext Internet Archive Etext HathiTrust Notes edit Berners Juliana Boleyn Anne Askewe Anne Specimens of British poetesses selected and chronologically arranged by the Rev Alexander Dyce The Women s Print History Project 2019 title ID 13614 Accessed 2023 08 31 Dyce Preface iv v Paul Salzman Editing early modern women Alexander Dyce s Specimens of British Poetesses 1825 Public talk 03 May 2016 Salzman Paul How Alexander Dyce Assembled Specimens of British Poetesses A Key Moment in the Transmission of Early Modern Women s Writing Women s Writing 26 1 2019 ISBN 9781241568191 The author of The Tragedy of Mariam 1613 misidentified by Dyce as Elizabeth Carew Further reading editHunt Leigh Specimens of British Poetesses Men Women and Books a Selection of Sketches Essays and Critical Memoirs from His Uncollected Prose Writings Vol 2 London Smith Elder and Co 1847 pp 110 159 Etext HathiTrust Salzman Paul How Alexander Dyce Assembled Specimens of British Poetesses A Key Moment in the Transmission of Early Modern Women s Writing Women s Writing 26 1 2019 pp 88 105 doi 10 1080 09699082 2019 1534636External links editInternet Archive Etext Online Books Page List of early anthologies of women s writing Open Library OL7233387M The Poetess Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Specimens of British Poetesses amp oldid 1187995766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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