Filipa de Almada explained

Filipa de Almada 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

• "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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409165114/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300309.html . dead . 2016-04-09 . Gale . 2002.