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“Dr Reess text has both a historical and a wider cultural significance. It sheds new light on Anglo-Spanish relations during the early part of the seventeenth century, particularly in respect of the relationships between the Spanish Embassy and Spanish Catholics in London at a time of religious controversy and persecution. It provides a vivid and eminently readable account of Doa Luisa herself her convictions, her sense of mission, her observations about life in London, and her contacts with other Roman Catholics. It also offers a perceptive reading of a body of poetry by a woman author which is virtually unknown and of intrinsic interest both for its content and its quality. The links between her poetry and the literary expressions of Spanish Carmelite spirituality, notably by Santa Teresa de Avila and San Juan de la Cruz, are particularly striking. . . . a valuable contribution to both historical and literary study of the period, as well as to Spanish policy towards James I.” Revd. Dr. Colin Thompson
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