Filipa de Almada

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Filipa de Almada (fl. 15th century) was a Portuguese poet and noblewoman.[1]

Almada is known to have lived and written during the reigns of kings Alfonso V and John II of Portugal.[1] Her poetry was included in the 1516 songbook Cancioneiro Geral anthologized by Garcia de Resende.[1]

Bibliography[edit]

  • "Almada, Filipa de (fl. 15th c.)." In Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, edited by Anne Commire, 244. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Yorkin Publications, 2002. Print.
  • Resende, Garcia de. Cancioneiro Geral. [Lisboa: Hermã de Cãpos,1516.] Biblioteca nacional de Portugal.
  • Pious, Samantha (translator). "What I cannot recover ..." Volume Poetry 2, no. 3. Online.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale. 2002. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09.