| Women's Writing of the Early Modern Period 1588-1688: An Anthology Contributor(s): Hodgson-Wright, Stephanie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0748610979 ISBN-13: 9780748610976 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.809 |
| LCCN: 2005472051 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.56 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology brings together a broad selection of women's writings from the Early Modern period, most of which are unavailable elsewhere. Unlike many anthologies in the field, this one is multigenre, including poetry, literary prose, polemical prose, and drama. Full texts and substantial extracts are included of writings by Elizabeth I, Margaret Cavendish, Anna Trapnel, Aphra Behn, Mary Carleton, Mary Herbert, Jane Anger, Rachel Speght, and others. Spelling and punctuation have been modernized. Augmenting the texts are brief biographies, bibliographies, an index of themes, and a general introduction covering the wider social and religious context in which women wrote and elucidating issues of feminism and feminine authorship. |