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Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of
Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of (1561–1621), was the younger sister of P. Sidney, whose first version of the Arcadia was written for her at Wilton. After her brother's death in 1586 she became in effect his literary executrix, overseeing the publication of the Arcadia and the rest of his works for the editions of 1593 and 1598. She completed the Psalms, of which Sidney had translated only the first 42, rendering them in a very wide variety of English verse forms; they were not published as a whole until the edition of J. C. A. Rathmell (1963). She translated several works including Petrach's Trionfo della morte. Her reputation as a patroness perhaps outstripped her specific achievements. The epitaph on her by W. Browne was popular throughout the 17th cent.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-PembrokeMaryHerbertcntssf.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-PembrokeMaryHerbertcntssf.html |
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Mary Herbert Pembroke, countess of
Mary Herbert Pembroke, countess of 1561–1621; sister of Sir Philip Sidney. His Arcadia was written for her, and after his death she prepared it and his other works for publication. Patron of a number of poets, including Daniel, Spenser, and Jonson, she formed with them a literary coterie—the Pembroke circle—dedicated to continuing the literary ideals of Sidney. |
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"Mary Herbert Pembroke, countess of." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mary Herbert Pembroke, countess of." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PembrkMH.html "Mary Herbert Pembroke, countess of." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PembrkMH.html |
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