Thread: Florencia Pinar

A 15th century court rebel

In reading about early women writers in print—of which there are so many—I’ve been unable to forget the poem that was included in a brief entry I came across of Florencia Pinar.

Pinar is one of the few recorded Castilian women writers of the 15th century. Her work survives because it was included in a Spanish poetic songbook, the Cancionero general, comp…