This book explores the development of familial discourse within a chronological frame, commencing with the More family and concluding with the Cavendish group.
During the seventeenth century, in response to political and social upheavals such as the English Civil Wars, women produced writings in both manuscript and pri
An important contribution to recent critical discussions about gender, sexuality, and material culture in Renaissance England, this study analyzes female- and m
This book answers three simple questions. First, what mistaken assumptions do we make about the early modern period when we ignore women's literary contribution