Question

Emilia Lanier was the first woman in English to create what?

A. Publish a book of poetry
B. Act in a Shakespearean play
C. Translate a classic work into English
D. Write a play performed on the London stage

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A. Publish a book of poetry.

Step-by-step explanation:

Emilia Lanier is credited as the first woman in English to publish a book of poetry. Her work, titled "Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum" published in 1611, marks a significant contribution to English literature.

Prior to Lanier, there were other female authors like Aphra Behn, who became the first woman to make her living as a writer, but Lanier's achievement in poetry was a milestone for women in publishing during a time when the literary field was predominated by men, such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow.