Katherine Philips (1631/2–1664): Printed Letters 1697–1729

Katherine Philips was a major seventeenth-century poet and playwright who became widely known for her innovative use of Donnean poetics to express passionate female friendship, her occasional verses on private friends and public figures, and her moral and political acuity. These works; which cover her publications, her poetry and her printed letters, provide the most comprehensive guide available to furthering our understanding of who Philips was and how she conducted her literary career.