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WOMEN?S WRITING IN MIDDLE ENGLISH IBD

ROUTLEDGE
04 / 2015
9781138837591
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Sinopsis

WomenâÇÖs writing in any period remains of critical concern,áboth at undergraduate and postgraduate level. AlexandraáBarrattâÇÖs 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,áscriptural comment, and accounts of religious experiences Educational writings Romance, poetryEach 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.