Women and Literature in Britain, 1150-1500

by Carol M. Meale (Editor)

Focusing on women's access to a written culture and their representation in literature in late medieval Britain, this collection of essays explores their engagement with Anglo-Norman, English, Welsh and Latin. It addresses orality and literacy and women's exclusion from a written tradition.

Genres: Medieval

250 pages, Hardcover

First published May 28, 1993

Reviews

[judedaurte_supporter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The essays in this book are so interesting to look into. I loved the essay over mothers in romance and how each essayist described the portrayal of women of the period by men and how they portrayed themselves.