Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen''s Life Writing

Juxtaposing life writing and romance, this study offers the first book-length exploration of the dynamic and complex relationship between the two genres. Through close analysis of a wide variety of life writings by early modern Englishwomen, Eckerle shows how deeply influenced these women were by the controversial romance genre. Her analysis adds a layer of significant nuance to our understanding of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century women's reading and writing literacies.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction: life writing through the lens of romance; Women's literacy practices and the mechanics of reading romance; The woman's autobiographical voice in early modern romance; Becoming the heroine; The specter of romance; Romancing the self in autobiographical romance; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Julie A. Eckerle is Associate Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, Morris, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Julie A Eckerle, Julie A. Eckerle, Eckerle Julie A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138253803
• ISBN: 978-1-138-25380-3
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literature: history and criticism