Annotated bibliography of readings related to Shakespeare's Sisters
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The following list is not meant to be comprehensive but to provide at least one modern edition and one fairly recent biography for each author, when such is available. In many cases, modern editions of the works contain good biographical introductions. Though there are many excellent works in other languages, this list focuses on books in English for purposes of accessibility.
- d'Aragona, Tullia (ca. 1510-1556)
- Sweet Fire: Tullia D'Aragona's Poetry of Dialogue and Selected Prose
- Trans. and ed., Elizabeth A. Pallitto (Braziller, 2006).
- Folger Call Number: PQ4562. A9 A2 2006
- Astell, Mary (1666-1731)
- Serious Proposal to the Ladies: Parts I and II
- ed. Patricia Springborg (Broadview Press, 2002).
- Folger Call Number: HQ1596 .A87 2002
- Perry, Ruth
- The Celebrated Mary Astell: an Early English Feminist (U of Chicago Press, 1986)
- Folger Call Number: HQ1595.A7 P4
- Battiferri, Laura (1523-1589)
- Laura Battiferri and Her Literary Circle
- ed. and trans. Victoria Kirkham (University of Chicago Press, 2006)
- Folger Call Number: PQ4607.B6 A24 2006
- Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
- Oroonoko, the Rover, and Other Works
- ed. Janet Todd (Penguin Classics 1992)
- Folger Call Number: PR3317 .A13 1992