The Cambridge Edition of the Works of An The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Anne Finch Countess of Winchilsea (Hardcover)

This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720) including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form at her death. Textual analysis based on print and manuscript copies in repositories across the United Kingdom and United States reveals her revision processes and uses of manuscript and print. Extensive commentary clarifies her techniques sources contexts and diction. A detailed essay traces the history of her works reception and transmission. The result is a complete view of her achievements that will promote more accurate assessments of her contributions to literary and cultural shifts including perspectives on literary value women s equality religion and affairs of state. This second volume provides established texts of Finch s later collections in print and manuscript form Miscellany Poems on Several Occasions (1713) and The Wellesley Manuscript as well as uncollected poems and letters.