num_pages: 192
description: It has long been recognized that women writers played a significant role in the rise of the novel. Women and the Rise of the Novel is the first systematic theoretical study of early modern womenâ€s fiction showing how and why it helped shape the novelâ€s identity. While most studies of the origin of the novel begin with the eighteenth century, Donovan traces womenâ€s literary traditions from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, focusing on the early modern period as a starting point. She examines works in Italian, French, and Spanish, as well as English, highlighting the contributions of various women writers from Christine de Pizan to Jane Austen.
language: English
title: Women and the Rise of the Novel, 1405-1726
titlecomplete: Women and the Rise of the Novel, 1405-1726
genres: Feminist Studies, History
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan