Affiliation:
1. English, University of Oxford
Abstract
AbstractEarly modern women’s use of Latin and Greek changed dramatically over time and knowledge of Latin was always far more prevalent than knowledge of Greek. The first generation of women humanists were active in the 1520s and closely associated with the court, such as Sir Thomas More’s daughter Margaret or Lady Jane Grey. High-profile learned women, such as the Cooke sisters, flourished throughout the reign of Elizabeth I and sometimes performed diplomatic duties. This changed in the seventeenth century, when French, not Latin, became the principal diplomatic language. While Latin ceased to be cultivated at court, humanist studies were pursued by a variety of gentlewomen. This chapter assesses the ways in which women used Latin and Greek to engage in early modern literary culture.
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