Selected Poems Of Isabella Andreini

The 100 poems presented in Selected Poems of Isabella Andreini represent a broad cross-section of lyric poetry, both in the original language and in verse translations by James Wyatt Cook. Of the nearly 500 poems published in the first decade of the seventeenth century in Andreini's (1562-1604) two books of Rime, the 100 pieces included here optimally demonstrate her range of style, the diversity of genres in which she composed, her views on Renaissance court society, and her interactions with other poets and patrons of the late sixteenth century.
An extensive historical and analytical introduction aims to deepen the reader's understanding of Andreini and, hopefully, inspire further study of this poet's little-known writings, including her Fragmenti d'alcune scritture and the remaining large share of her lyric poetry. Students and researchers specializing in comparative literature, women's studies, and Italian studies will find this a valuable addition to their discipline.

Anne MacNeil is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and the American Association of University Women and currently holds a faculty appointment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of Music and Women of the Commedia dell'Arte in the Late Sixteenth Century.

James Wyatt Cook is Langbo Trustees' professor emeritus at Albion College. The author of several books and numerous studies and reviews, Cook has been a research fellow of the British Academy, the Newberry Library, the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies, and the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at the University of Toronto.