News from the Midell Regions and Calthorpe's Chapel

Dorothy Calthorpe (1648–1693) is a new seventeenth-century woman writer whose manuscripts are available in print for the first time. This edition includes transcriptions, a comprehensive introduction, a glossary, and genealogical charts, showcasing her intellectual life and Restoration manuscript production.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2023
Publisher: Iter Press

This first print edition of two extant manuscripts by Dorothy Calthorpe (1648–1693) introduces a new seventeenth-century woman writer to the growing canon of early modern female authors. The edition provides transcriptions of the manuscripts and Calthorpe's will, as well as a hefty apparatus that features a comprehensive introduction to Calthorpe, her family, and her work; a glossary of persons who figured in her writing and her life; and two genealogical charts. Calthorpe's writings (including both prose and verse and ranging from Petrarchan love poems to roman à clef and devotional verse), and the thoughtfully constructed and illustrated volumes in which her texts appear, demonstrate the rich intellectual life of a previously unknown female writer and provide a compelling example of Restoration manuscript production.

Dorothy Calthorpe (1648–1693) was a seventeenth-century woman writer who made her manuscripts available in print for the first time. This first print edition of two extant manuscripts by Calthorpe introduces her to the growing canon of early modern female authors. The edition includes transcriptions of the manuscripts, Calthorpe's will, and a comprehensive introduction to her, her family, and her work. It also features a glossary of persons who figured in her writing and her life, as well as two genealogical charts.

Calthorpe's writings, which range from Petrarchan love poems to roman à clef and devotional verse, demonstrate the rich intellectual life of a previously unknown female writer. The thoughtfully constructed and illustrated volumes in which her texts appear provide a compelling example of Restoration manuscript production.

This first print edition of two extant manuscripts by Dorothy Calthorpe (1648–1693) is a significant contribution to the study of early modern women writers and their intellectual lives. It offers new insights into the lives and works of a previously unknown female writer and provides a valuable resource for scholars and researchers.

Weight: 392g
Dimension: 229 x 167 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781649590695