ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which poet was a member of the powerful and culturally influential Sidney family?
A
Ben Jonson
B
Aemilia Lanyer
C
Samuel Daniel
D
Mary Wroth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Mary Wroth (née Sidney; 18 October 1587 – 1651/3) was an English noblewoman and a poet of the English Renaissance. A member of a distinguished literary family, Lady Wroth was among the first female English writers to have achieved an enduring reputation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Mary Wroth was the first Englishwoman to write a complete sonnet sequence as well as an original work of prose fiction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Mary Wroth dared to tread where no woman had gone before her. Her creative and unique feminist messages were recorded “firsts” in English literature. She worked hard to erase her late husband’s debt, relying upon the faith she had in herself to earn her own way in life with her literary talent.

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