Medieval Women Writers
Anne Larsen|Katharina M. Wilson
This is one of the first anthologies devoted to writings women in Middle Ages. The fifteen whose works are represented span seven centuries, eight languages, and ten regions or nationalities. Many recognized, taught, anthologized their own countries but have been inaccessible students English. Others little read today because literary fortunes paralleled fluctuations taste patronage.Katharina M. Wilson's introduction volume places these writers historical context explores question female imagination who were writing at a time when very few literate most literature, sacred secular, was penned by men. Each chapters has written different scholar includes biographical critical writer, representative selection her translation, bibliography.
Tulsa studies in women's literature