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Emilia Lanier
English poet, 1569–1645 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emilia Lanier[lower-alpha 1] (née Aemilia Bassano; 1569–1645) was the first woman in England to assert herself as a professional poet,[1] through her volume Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (Hail, God, King of the Jews, 1611). Attempts have been made to equate her with Shakespeare's "Dark Lady".
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Emilia Lanier / Emilia Lanyer | |
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Born | Aemilia Bassano 1569 |
Died | 1645 (aged 75–76) London, England |
Movement | English Renaissance |
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Alfonso Lanier (died 1613) |
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