Women's writing of the early modern period, 1588-1688
Subtitle: an anthology
By: edited by Stephanie Hodgson-Wright.
Contributors: Hodgson-Wright, Stephanie.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
Subjects: English literature -- Women authors.; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700.; Women -- Great Britain -- Literary collections.
Genres: Literary collections.
Description: "This multi-genre anthology brings together a wide selection of women's published writing from the Early Modern period. These include writings by Margaret Cavendish, Anne Trapnel, Aphra Behn, Mary Carleton, Elizabeth Cary, Jane Anger and Rachel Speght. The volume covers a representative range of published material from drama, poetry, fictional and polemical prose. Care has been taken to balance complete texts with substantial extracts." [Publisher's description].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [468]-476) and index.