Women's Writing in Middle English

by Alexandra Barratt

This impressive and pioneering anthology presents extracts in the original Middle English of the various kinds of medieval texts in which women were involved. It explores their place in medieval literary culture and invites readers to judge whether there is such a thing as `women's writing' in the Middle Ages.

Genres: Medieval, Nonfiction

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992