Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing
Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing
About this book
Juxtaposing life writing and romance, this study offers the first book-length exploration of the dynamic and complex relationship between the two genres. Through close analysis of a wide variety of life writings by early modern Englishwomen, Eckerle shows how deeply influenced these women were by the controversial romance genre. Her analysis adds a layer of significant nuance to our understanding of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century women's reading and writing literacies.
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Subjects
Autobiography, women authorsEnglish prose literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700Influence (literary, artistic, etc.)Love storiesAutobiographyEnglish prose literatureRomance-language literatureHistory and criticismInfluenceWomen authorsWomen and literatureHistoryLITERARY CRITICISMEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshEarly modernRomance literature