I have always loved things related to shakespeare so dark aemilia captured me from the start. So laniers book is the first book of substantial, original poetry written by an. In the boldest imagining of the era since shakespeare in love and elizabeth, this spellbinding novel of witchcraft, poetry and passion brings to life aemilia lanyer, the dark lady of shakespeare s sonnets the playwrights muse and his one true love. Aemilia lanyer, bibliography university of saskatchewan. Shimmering, beautiful, outspoken, impatient aemilia is. The dark ladys mask by mary sharratt, paperback barnes. A novel of shakespeare s dark lady more tantalizing than the thought of shakespeare in love is the thought of shakespeare in lust set at the turn of the 17th century, dark aemilia seethes with intrigue, sorcery and sex, not to mention the black death, but oreilly lends her heroine a modern sheen by emphasizing. Sally oreillys dark aemilia is a special treat for shakespeare. A novel of shakespeare s muse ebook written by mary sharratt. The daughter of a venetian musician, aemilia bassano came of age in queen elizabeths royal court.
A novel of shakespeare s muse, by mary sharratt, is historical fiction which explores the influence and relationship of aemilia bassano lanier, a woman who would become the first female to publish a book of poetry. A novel of shakespeare s dark lady by sally oreilly 2014, hardcover at the best. Sally oreillys dark aemilia is a special treat for. The identity of shakespeare s dark lady is still a mystery, but sharratts picaresque novel portrays one of the worthiest candidates. Attempts have been made to identify her with shakespeare s dark lady. Dark aemilia wears its expert research lightly and is filled with all the passion, drama, and magic of elizabethan england. Attempts have been made to identify her with shakespeares dark lady.
About this book dark aemilia is the story of a real woman who overcame adversity to become the first female poet to be published professionally in england. The dark lady is a woman described in shakespeare s sonnets sonnets 127154 and so called because the poems make it clear that she has black wiry hair and dark, brown, dun coloured skin. The queens favorite, she develops a love of poetry and learning, maturing into a young woman known not only for her beauty but also her sharp mind and quick tongue. The novel posits that celebrated reallife poet aemilia lanyer was shakespeare s inspiration for that mysterious figure. The book also contains the first countryhouse poem in english, and.
In dark aemilia, sally oreilly takes aemilia lanyer sometimes spelled emilia lanier for her choice of dark lady and weaves a fictional love affair between her characters that fits with the story of love and recrimination described in the sonnets. Who was shakespeares dark lady background information. John hudson lists borrowings and references between her trailblazing book of. Aemilia, illegitimate daughter of battista bassano, a venetian jew in exile and a renowned musician in queen elizabeths court, enjoys a privileged upbringing. Shakespeares dark lady by john hudson claims amelia bassano. Find other university of kentucky books at uknowledge. Mary sharratt, the author of seven critically acclaimed novels, is on a mission to write strong women back into history. A novel of shakespeare s dark lady ebook written by sally oreilly. A novel of shakespeares da rk lady kindle edition by oreilly, sally. A novel of shakespeare s dark lady is a beautifully written historical fiction novel. Pdf the woman behind william shakespeare and simon forman. Oreillys debut novel is a sweeping success, a tale full of action and intrigue and as deep as any ocean. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shakespeare s dark lady. Shakespeare was a jewish woman, spoke hebrew, book claims.
Dark aemilia a novel of shakespeares lady sally oreilly. Shakespeare was not the only one she was to drive frantic mad, as the many scholars who have since tried to indentify her would agree. Dark aemilia brings elizabethan england to life using the story of william shakespeare s alleged muse, aemilia lanyer, as inspiration sally oreillys novel features a protagonist modeled after reallife historical figure aemilia lanyer, an elizabethan poet believed by some as the inspiration for the dark lady of william shakespeare s sonnets. Available on compatible nook devices and the free nook apps. The lost story of aemilia bassano lanyer ebook written by sally oreilly. A novel of shakespeares da rk lady 1st by oreilly, sally isbn.
A novel of shakespeares da rk lady from the worlds largest community of readers. For another novel about shakespeare s famous dark lady, see sally oreillys dark aemilia. Into the gaps and silences of the playwrights story it is forever tempting to. An exquisite portrait of a renaissance woman pursuing her artistic destiny in england and italy, who mayor may notbe shakespeares dark lady. Her novels include daughters of the witching hill, the nautilus awardwinning illuminations.
The novel posits that celebrated reallife poet aemilia lanyer was shakespeares inspiration for that mysterious figure. Among the many mysteries of shakespeares life is a marriage license issued to him and one anne whateley shortly before he wed anne hathaway. Shakespeares da rk lady is a mustread for poetry lovers and the ideal companion to sally oreillys stunning debut a novel filled with all the passion. And when her young son henry takes ill, aemilia resolves to do anything to save him, even if it.
The dark lady is a woman described in shakespeares sonnets sonnets 127 154 and so. The action takes place in the uncertain period at the end of the reign of elizabeth i and the beginning of stuart rule. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the dark lady s mask. Her powerful voice refuses to be silenced through the betrayal of lovers, the despair of plague, and more. A novel of shakespeare s dark lady by sally oreilly, i eagerly accepted. Amelia bassano lanier, the woman behind shakespeares.
A collection of shakespeare s famed dark lady sonnets. A decade later, queen elizabeth is dead, and aemilia is now married to a fool. A novel of shakespeare s muse, and ecstasy, about the life, loves, and music of alma mahler. When shakespeare s sonnets appeared in 1609, the world was introduced to a dark and musical lady who was tyrannical, temperamental, promiscuous and unfaithful. If not shakespeares dark lady, who, then, was aemilia lanyer. Did a lifechanging love affair with a dark lady help shakespeare create juliet, portia and viola. A novel of shakespeares da rk lady by sally oreilly young aemilia bassano, once the mistress of lord hunsdon, and then purported muse and true love of william shakespeare. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy dark aemilia by sally oreilly from waterstones today. In her book about the plays female characters, tina packer, the founding.
Shakespeare s dark lady is a mustread for poetry lovers and the ideal companion to sally oreillys stunning debut a novel filled with all the passion. William shakespeare, sonnet 147 in the boldest imagining of the era since shakespeare in love and elizabeth, a finalist for the italian premio del castello del terriccio, this spellbinding novel of witchcraft, poetry, and passion, brings to life aemilia lanyer, the dark lady of shakespeare s sonnetsthe playwrights muse and his one true. Emilia lanier also spelt aemilia or amelia lanyer, 15691645, nee aemilia bassano, was an english poet and the first woman to assert herself as a professional poet, through her volume salve deus rex judaeorum hail, god, king of the jews, 1611. No one in this novel acts exactly as they are presumed or claim to be. Harper spins this mystery into a novel about shakespeares true love, the dark lady of the sonnets. Who was shakespeares dark lady background information when.
Live vicariously through the eyes of one of the first protofeminists to have lived. She creates a fiery, protofeminist heroine and entangles her in a starcrossed affair considerably more adult and complex than the teen romance enshrined in romeo and juliet. The dark lady s mask presents a feminist answer to the ongoing question of who really wrote shakespeare s plays. Venus, this novel by sally oreilly is a richly atmospheric novel compellingly. A novel of shakespeares dark lady by sally oreilly may 27, 2014 may 22, 2014 by the lit bitch the story of aemilia bassono and william shakespeare is wrought with passion, love, poetry, and a little magic. Draped in the lure of magic and fantasy that weaved its way through many of shakespeare s plays, dark aemilia lives and breathes the late 16th century. Pdf download free the dark sonnets of the lady library e. She was part of queen elizabeths court, lover of poetry and a feminist way before her time. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dark aemilia.
The daughter of a venetian musician, aemilia bassano crosses paths with an impetuous playwright named william shakespeare and begins an impassioned but illfated affair. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. To fend them off, she summons a demon with a spell from a stolen book of necromancy. Hudson argues that an obscure but talented woman named amelia bassano lanierposited to be both shakespeares dark lady of the sonnets and a secret jewwas in the right place at the right time, and had the right skills and knowledge, to be the true. Sally oreilly has presented a colourful, enthralling, erotic, magical and mysterious debut novel based on extensive historical research.
A novel of shakespeares dark lady by sally oreilly not only has a gorgeous cover but it is also a beautifully written novel that vividly transports you back in time to 16th century england. William shakespeare, sonnet 147 the daughter of a venetian musician. Some of shakespeares sonnets published in 1609 libelled the dark lady. A novel of shakespeares dark lady by sally oreilly. Historical fiction is a favorite genre, and i was curious to read about aemilia bassano seeing as. Sally oreillys wildly romantic novel dark aemilia is a pleasure for. Full of passion and devilish schemes, dark aemilia is a tale worthy of the bard.
Among these, sonnet 151 has been characterised as bawdy and is used to illustrate the. A lush whatif about the dark lady of shakespeares sonnets that mesmerizes with its descriptions of the bards london from 1592 to 1616, the year of his death. Novels cant be used as citation for something factual, so ive tagged it dubious. Ken bennett wrote that the sonnets are lyrical fiction and that the speaker. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading a. Historical fiction is a favorite genre, and i was curious to read about aemilia bassano seeing as she was englands first published poet. Sally oreillys wildly romantic novel dark aemilia is a pleasure for anyone who enjoys wellcrafted historical fiction and a special treat for shakespeare lovers. Aaron paul leads an allstar cast in the black book audio drama.
She also published in 1611 the first significant book of poetry by an englishwoman, salve deus rex judaeorum, and could lay claim to the title of. A novel of shakespeare s dark lady by sally oreilly young aemilia bassano, once the mistress of lord hunsdon, and then purported muse and true love of william shakespeare. Paula brackston, new york times bestselling author of the witchs daughter and the midnight witch dark aemilia is a magical, ravishing literary masterpiece. Aemilia bassano, a gifted freespirited english woman who dreams of becoming a poet, discovers her father, despite his italian surname, is actually jewish.
A novel of shakespeares dark lady by sally oreilly, i eagerly accepted. Dark aemilia is a mustread for all lovers of shakespeare and old england, and while it is written from the perspective of a woman, i am confident men will enjoy it, too. Emilia lanier nee aemilia bassano, was an english poet and the first woman to assert herself. A novel of shakespeares dark lady oreilly, sally on. The real aemilia was born in london in 1569, was the mistress of lord hunsdon and did become, as. Bassano has been known as the first woman to have publ. A novel of shakespeares dark lady oreilly, sally on amazon.
She presents a fascinating woman in aemilia lanyer bassano who, in 1592, enjoys a privileged position at the ageing queen elizabeth is whitehall court as the mistress of the lord chamberlain. Aemilia bassano lanyer, a historical contender for the dark lady of shakespeares later sonnets, comes vividly to life in this bewitching novel. May 27, 2014 a novel of shakespeare s dark lady by sally oreilly. Sally oreilly s wildly romantic novel dark aemilia is a pleasure for anyone who enjoys. The description of the dark lady distinguishes itself from the fair youth sequence by being overtly sexual. Apr 30, 2014 hudsons first book is a scholarly examination of the ongoing debate about the authorship of the works of william shakespeare. The citation citation 4 at the time of posting supporting lanier could have writtenmacbeth in the article text comes from dark aemilia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark aemilia. Readers of philippa gregory and the like are sure to enjoy.
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