During the seventeenth century, in response to political and social upheavals such as the English Civil Wars, women produced writings in both manuscript and print. This volume represents recent scholarship that has uncovered new texts as well as introduced new paradigms to further our understanding of women's literary history during this period.
M. Suzuki
Women's writing 17th-century literature drama dramatist fiction gender Narrative poetry women British and Irish Literature
'...a thorough introduction to current directions of research on women writers during the period...Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.' - C. S. Vilmar, CHOICE