Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781409443780
Subjects: Autobiography, women authors; English prose literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700; Influence (literary, artistic, etc.); Love stories
Description: 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.