Women's Writers in English Medieval England

Name: Women's Writers in English Medieval England
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ISBN: 9780582259409

ISBN-10: 0582259401

ISBN-13: 9780582259409

Edition: 1999

Authors: Laurie A. Finke

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This examination of medieval women's writing looks at a wide range of writing styles, from medical treatises and correspondence to drama and romance. The major writers examined include Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe and Christine de Pizan.

Book details

List price: $51.60
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/26/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



General Editor's


Foreword


Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Introduction



Women in the Middle Ages



The Middle Ages



Imagining Women



Historicizing Women



Anglo-Saxon Women



Women after the Norman Conquest



Women at the End of the Middle Ages



Women and Regimes of Writing in the Middle Ages



The Languages of Literary Production



Women and Literacy



Authorship and Patronage



The Printing Press



Women Writers?



The Genres of Women's Writing in the Middle Ages



Lyric Poetry



Dream Visions



Romance



Hagiography



Drama



Epistolary



Practical Treatises



Devotional and Visionary Literature



Major Authors



Marie de France



Julian of Norwich



Margery Kempe



The Paston Women



Christine de Pizan in England


Chronology


Bibliography