Women and Romance Fiction in the English Renaissance (Hardcover)

This book traces the progress of Renaissance romance from a genre addressed to women as readers to a genre written by women. Exploring this crucial transitional period, Helen Hackett examines the work of a diverse range of writers from Lyly, Rich and Greene to Sidney, Spenser and Shakespeare. Her book culminates in an analysis of Lady Mary Wroth's Urania (1621), the first romance written by a woman, and considers the developing representation of female heroism and selfhood, especially the adaptation of saintly roles to secular and even erotic purposes.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Helen Hackett
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-64145-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-521-64145-4
Barcode:	9780521641456

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