Epic has long been regarded as the exclusive domain of the male
literary genius and as an incarnation of patriarchal values. This
provocative collection of essays challenges such a hegemonic
stereotype by demonstrating the ways in which women writers have
successfully adapted the masculine epic tradition to suit their own
aesthetic needs and to express their own heroic literary, social,
and historical visions. Bringing the female epic out of the
shadows, the contributors rethink generic boundaries to illuminate
this heretofore hidden literary practice. The essays range from
Mary Tighe to Rebecca West from Elizabeth Barrett Browning to
Gwendolyn Brooks, and from Frances Burney to Virginia Woolf.
Bernard Schweizer's introduction, titled 'Muses with Pens,'
connects the trajectory of ideas and influences in the individual
essays to demonstrate how each participates in reclaiming for women
writers a place in the development of a female epic tradition. The
volume will be an invaluable resource for scholars working on
issues related to genre, canon formation, and the evolution of
female literary authority.
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