Aemilia Lanyer (1569–1645)

Author of The Poems of Aemilia Lanyer: Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (Women Writers in English 1350-1850)

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also spelled Emilia Lanier

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The Poems of Aemilia Lanyer: Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (Women Writers in… 60 copies

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Isabella Whitney, Mary Sidney and Amelia Lanyer: Renaissance Women Poets (Author, some editions) 49 copies

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Bassano, Aemilia (birth)

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1569

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1645

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England, UK

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Lord Hunsdon, Henry Carey (lover)

Lanyer, Alphonso (husband)

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The first Englishwoman to assert herself as a professional poet. Some scholars have identified her with Shakespeare's Dark Lady.

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also spelled Emilia Lanier

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Aemilia Lanyer (University of Arizona)

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