Women's Writing in Middle English - An Annotated Anthology (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Longman Annotated Texts
Release date:	April 2015
First published:	2010
Authors:	Alexandra Barratt
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	372
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-83759-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-138-83759-8
Barcode:	9781138837591

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