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Alicia D'Anvers - Printed Writings 1641-1700: Series II, Part Two, Volume 2 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Alicia D'Anvers - Printed Writings 1641-1700: Series II, Part Two, Volume 2 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II, Part Two
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Born Alice Clarke, the daughter of Oxford university's 'first
director of printing', Alicia D'Anvers' poetry demonstrates an
intimate familiarity with Oxford and especially with the workings
of the press. This volume reproduces three works: A Poem Upon His
Sacred Majesty, His Voyage for Holland (1691), Academia: or, the
Humours of the University of Oxford in Burlesque Verse (1691), and
The Oxford-Act: A Poem (1693). A Poem Upon His Sacred Majesty...
responds to William III's decision to visit his native Holland to
negotiate with fellow Protestants about their conflict with
Catholic France. William, often impatient with English political
wrangling, sometimes hinted that he might abdicate and return to
Holland. D'Anvers' poem reflects real anxieties about such an
event, as well as solid support for the Protestant king. The copy
reproduced in this edition is from the Houghton Library at Harvard
University. Academia and The Oxford-Act concern more local matters.
Probably D'Anvers' best poem, Academia satirises some of Oxford
University's 'younger sort', often adopting language that seems as
rough and coarse as that of the men that she mocks. The Oxford-Act
focuses on the annual university 'Act' or commencement ceremony
which lasted for several days and included many rituals. The copy
reproduced here is from The Huntington Library. The copy of
Academia is reproduced from that held at the Folger Shakespeare
Library.
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