Katherine Philips, Anglo-Welsh poet (born 1631)

Katherine Philips

Anglo-Welsh poet and translator (1631/32 – 1664)

Katherine or Catherine Philips, 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…