Title: Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing
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.
Subjects: Autobiography, women authors, English prose literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, Influence (literary, artistic, etc.), Love stories, Autobiography, English prose literature, Romance-language literature, History and criticism, Influence, Women authors, Women and literature, History, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Early modern, Romance literature