Bannerman Anne
Title
Bannerman Anne
Creator
"the crooked poetess"
Identifier
?
Coverage
Edinburgh
Birth Date
1765
First Name
Anne
Last Name
Bannerman
Bibliography
Elfenein suggests she may be a gay poet of labouring-class origins and gives birth date as ‘1780?’; Ref Backscheider, 403; Backscheider & Ingrassia, 868; Andrew Elfenbein, ‘Lesbianism and Romantic Genius’, English Literary History (ELH), 63, no. 4 (1996), 929-57; inf. about her father from Wikipedia entry.
Occupation
daughter of a ‘running stationer’, a person who sold ballads in the street, endured poverty, became a governess in Exeter
Death Date
1829
Nationality
S
Publications
Poems by Anne Bannerman (1800); Tales of Superstition and Chivalry (1807); revised subscription edn of Poems (1807)
OED DNB
Yes
- Date Added
- September 21, 2012
- Collection
- Labour Class Poets
- Item Type
- Person
- Citation
- "the crooked poetess", “Bannerman Anne,” Amanda's Test Omeka site, accessed March 28, 2024, https://amandafrench.omeka.net/items/show/230.