Mary Wroth joined the Queen and her friends in the production all of whom painted their skin black to portray Ethiopian nymphs who called themselves the 'twelve daughters of Niger'. In 1605 she danced at the Whitehall Banqueting House in the The Masque of Blackness, which was designed by Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones. Wroth's works also include Love's Victory, a pastoral closet drama.ĭuring a time when most women were illiterate, Wroth had the privilege of a formal education, which was obtained from household tutors under the guidance of her mother.Īs a young woman, Lady Mary belonged to Queen Anne's intimate circle of friends and actively participated in masques and entertainments.ĭuring her marriage, Mary became known for her literary endeavours and also for her performances in several masques. She is perhaps best known for having written The Countess of Montgomery's Urania, the first extant prose romance by an English woman, and for Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, the second known sonnet sequence by an English woman. A member of a distinguished literary family, Lady Wroth was among the first female British writers to have achieved an enduring reputation. Lady Mary Wroth (18 October 1587 - 1651/3) was an English poet of the Renaissance.
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