num_pages: 287
description: Cherished Torment offers the first detailed account of the intellectual foundation of the first prose romance published by a woman in The Countess of Montgomery's Urania, written by Lady Mary Wroth, the niece of Sir Philip Sidney. A sophisticated and erudite study, Cherished Torment moves beyond the intriguing and scandalous events of Wroth's personal life that have understandably captivated the attention of many modern readers to a closer look at the latter's masterful integration of the issues fueling her era's political, scientific and philosophical debates.
language: English
title: Cherished Torment: The Emotional Geography of Lady Mary Wroth's Urania
titlecomplete: Cherished Torment: The Emotional Geography of Lady Mary Wroth's Urania (Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Duquesne Univ Pr