Katharina M. Wilson's introduction to the volume places these writers in historical context and explores the question of the female imagination and who these women were who were writing at a time when very few women were literate and most literature, sacred and secular, was penned by men. Each of the fifteen chapters has been written by a different scholar and includes a biographical and critical introduction to the writer, a representative selection of her works in translation, and a bibliography.
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Katharina M. Wilson's introduction to the volume places these writers in historical context and explores the question of the female imagination and who these women were who were writing at a time when very few women were literate and most literature, sacred and secular, was penned by men. Each of the fifteen chapters has been written by a different scholar and includes a biographical and critical introduction to the writer, a representative selection of her works in translation, and a bibliography.
Imprint | University of Georgia Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 1984 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 1984 |
Editors | Katharina M. Wilson |
Dimensions | 235 x 159 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 384 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8203-0641-4 |
Barcode | 9780820306414 |
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LSN | 0-8203-0641-X |