English Women Religion and Textual Production 1500-1625 |
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Author:
| White, Micheline |
Series title: | Women and Gender in the Early Modern World Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4094-7862-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2011 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $124.95 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on Tudor and Jacobean women's religious literary activities, this volume explores the complex ways in which texts, authors and patrons responded to key religious, political, social and literary developments. The collection highlights the vitality of neglected genres such as prayers, meditations and translations, and it stresses the importance of women's engagement with both Catholic and Reformed religion during the period.
Focusing on Tudor and Jacobean women's religious literary activities, this volume explores the complex ways in which texts, authors and patrons responded to key religious, political, social and literary developments. The collection highlights the vitality of neglected genres such as prayers, meditations and translations, and it stresses the importance of women's engagement with both Catholic and Reformed religion during the period.