Barratt Alexandra - Women's Writing In Middle English An Annotated Anthology - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Women's writing in any period remains of critical concern both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Alexandra Barratt's edition offers a wide range of texts from the period 1300 - 1500, including: Original texts written by women in the Middle Ages Texts translated by women in the Middle Ages Prayers meditations scriptural comment and accounts of religious experiences Educational writings Romance poetry Each poem is given a headnote giving details of composition manuscript and sources. Full on - page annotation is provided giving details of allusions to contemporary religious historical and social issues. A general introduction gives context to all the pieces and provides a penetrating account of the role of women in a burgeoning society of literary and cultural transmission.
Title: Women's Writing In Middle English An Annotated Anthology
Author(s): Barratt Alexandra
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781408204146
Pages: 372 Pages
Publication Date: 1/29/2010
Series: Longman Annotated Texts
Category: Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval