My project is on “Poems by the most deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, The Matchless Orinda” from 1669. Katherine Philips (1632 – 1664) was one of the earliest well-known female poets in Britain, and it was quite rare for poems by a female author to be printed during this time. The book was printed by J.M. for H Herringham, a bookseller in London. It includes her poetry as well as her English translation of Corneille’s play “La Mort de Pompee”, which she has titled “Pompey: A Tragedy”.
The title page of “Poems” by Katherine Philips.