A companion to early modern women's writing

Pacheco, Anita ed. (2002). A companion to early modern women's writing. Blackwells Companions to Literature and Culture. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470693490

Abstract

This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing.
Brings together more than twenty leading international scholars to provide the definitive survey volume to the field of early modern women's writing.
Examines individual texts, including works by Mary Sidney, Margaret Cavendish and Aphra Behn.
Explores the historical context and generic diversity of early modern women's writing, as well as the theoretical issues that underpin its study.
Provides a clear sense of the full extent of women's contributions to early modern literary culture.