Anne Killigrew, "A Grace for Beauty, and a Muse for Wit," according to the publisher of her verse, was one of the maids of honor to Mary of Modena, Duchess of York (and later queen of James II), in th...
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Critical Essay by Anthony à Wood
Wood, Anthony à. “Henry Killigrew.” In Athenae Oxoniensis. An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in...
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In the essay below, Clayton surveys Killigrew's life, family background, and her painting and poetry.
A beauty, a wit, a verse-writer, an agreeable painter, maid of honour to a royal duchess...
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In the following excerpt, Hobby examines Killigrew's collection of poems as a response to the male-defined conventions of courtly love poetry.
The writers who followed Katherine Philips, alt...
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In the following essay, Barash surveys Killigrew's life and works, and analyzes many poems in terms of her experience of court life.
The Imaginary Underworld of Mary of Modena's Court
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Anne Killigrew
Critical Essay by Anthony à Wood
