| Women and Literature in Britain, 1500 1700 Contributor(s): Wilcox, Helen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521467772 ISBN-13: 9780521467773 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: This is the first comprehensive introduction to the works and social contexts of women writers in early modern Britain, a paradoxical period when it was considered unfeminine to write and yet women were the authors of many poems, translations, conduct books, autobiographies, plays, pamphlets and other texts. Leading scholars examine the history of women's role in and access to literary culture, and the work of individual women writers. A unique chronology offers a woman-centered perspective on historical and literary events, and there is a guide to further reading. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 820.992 |
| LCCN: 95051404 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.9" W x 8.92" (1.00 lbs) 332 pages |