Women, Texts and Histories 1575-1760

The essays offer new feminist analysis of the early modern period and show how women's writing may undermine many of the received assumptions on which the history of the period has depended.

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Contributors include: Rosalind Ballaster, Hero Chalmers, Helen Hackett, Lorna Hutson, Kate Lilley, Bridget Orr, Sophie Tomlinson, Susan Wiseman

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Diane Purkiss, Clare Brant

Summary

The essays offer new feminist analysis of the early modern period and show how women's writing may undermine many of the received assumptions on which the history of the period has depended.

Product details

• Authors: Diane Brant Purkiss
• Assisted by: Clare Brant (Editor), Brant Clare (Editor), Diane Purkiss (Editor), Purkiss Diane (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138159365
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15936-5
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Feminism & feminist theory, Literature: history & criticism, Feminism and feminist theory, Literature: history and criticism