Early Women Writers

1600 - 1720
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-582-30463-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 378 g

Reihe: Longman Critical Readers

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pacheco, Anita

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Introduction MARY WROTH. KATHERINE PHILIPS. MARGARET CAVENDISH. APHRA BEHN. ANNE FINCH. Glossary of Terms Further Reading Index

Über Autor(innen)

Anita Pacheco