Strong women [electronic resource] : life, text, and territory, 1347-1645 / David Wallace.
Material type: TextSeries: Clarendon lectures in English ; 2007.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 288 p.) : ill., portsISBN:- 9780191730924 (ebook) :
- English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
- Catholic women in literature
- Dorothea, von Montau, 1347-1394 -- In literature
- Kempe, Margery, approximately 1373- -- In literature
- Ward, Mary, 1585-1645 -- In literature
- Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 1586-1639 -- In literature
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- PN682.W6 W35 2011
It takes a strong woman to secure bookish remembrance in future times. The four fascinating Catholic women considered here - Dorothea of Montau, Margery Kempe of Lynn, Mary Ward of Yorkshire and Elizabeth Cary of Drury Lane - shock, surprise and court historical danger.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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