| Early Women Writers: 1600 - 1720 Contributor(s): Pacheco, Anita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582304636 ISBN-13: 9780582304635 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Renaissance |
| Dewey: 820.992 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Series: Longman Critical Readers |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.48" W x 8.52" (0.82 lbs) 294 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The last twenty years have witnessed the rediscovery of a large number of women writers of the early modern period. This process of recovery has had a major impact on early modern studies for, by beginning to restore women to the history of the period, it provides new insight into the formative years of the modern era. This collection amply demonstrates the diversity as well as the literary and historical significance of early women's writing. It brings together studies by an impressive range of critics, including Elaine Hobby, Catherine Gallagher, Jane Spencer and Laura Brown, and examines the major works of five of the most important women writers of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries: Mary Wroth, Katherine Philips, Margaret Cavendish, Aphra Behn and Anne Finch. The range of authors it covers, and the challenging critical work it presents, make Early Women Writers: 1600-1720 essential reading for students of feminist theory, Women's Studies and Cultural Studies, as well as for all those interested in the history and literature of the early modern period. |