Introduction to Women's Writing from the Middle Ages to Present Day, An - Softcover

9780132064590: Introduction to Women's Writing from the Middle Ages to Present Day, An

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132064596 ISBN 13: 9780132064590

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

This is a comprehensive account of writing by women from the Middle Ages to the present day. It comprises nine new essays by women scholars who are experts in a particular period of literary history and who have an interest in feminist criticism. The book thus provides a survey of the whole range of women's writing, establishes characteristics belonging to each period, and also suggests ways in which continuities and developments have emerged. Although this text is informed by feminist criticism, it is also designed to be accessible to readers unacquainted with feminist literary theory and caters to both a general and an undergraduate readership.

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A highly-readable survey of several hundred years of women's literature.This is a comprehensive account of writing by women from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. It includes nine new essays by women scholars with unique expertise in a particular period and an interest in feminist criticism. The book establishes characteristics that belong to each period, and suggests ways in which continuities and new developments have emerged. Though informed by feminist criticism, it is accessible to readers unacquainted with feminist literary theory.For anyone interested in women's literature.

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