Margaret P. Hannay (1944âÂÂ2016) was an American scholar of Elizabethan literature and author of 17 books. She was professor and head of the English department at Siena College, where she taught from 1980 to 2013. Her best known works included Philip's Phoenix: Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke (1990) and Mary Sidney, Lady Wroth (2010).
Hannay was also a noted editor of the work of poet and playwright Mary Sidney. In 1985, she published a collection of essays, Silent but for the Word: Tudor Women As Patrons, Translators, and Writers of Religious Works (1985), which was considered "pioneering in its serious treatment of the writings of early modern women". She was the founder and former president of the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and former president of the International Sidney Society, both of which awarded her lifetime achievement awards.
Works as author
Works as an editor