Katherine Philips facts for kids

Katherine Philips, the Matchless Orinda

Katherine or Catherine Philips (1 January 1631/2 – 22 June 1664), also known as "The Matchless Orinda", was an Anglo-Welsh royalist poet, translator, and woman of letters. She achieved renown as a translator of Pierre Corneille's Pompée and Horace, and for her editions of poetry after her death. She was highly regarded by many notable later writers, including John Dryden and John Keats, as being influential.

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  Engraving of a bust of Catherine Philips

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  A page from a manuscript copy of Philips' poetry, c. 1670.

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In Spanish: Katherine Philips para niños