
Sonnets and the English Woman Writer, 1560-1621 : The Politics of Absence
by R. Smith
Title:
Sonnets and the English Woman Writer, 1560-1621 : The Politics of Absence
Author:
R. Smith
Series (if any):
Early Modern Literature in History
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
169 pages, XII, 169 p.
Publisher:
Springer Nature B.V.
ISBN-13:
9781349542680
EAN:
9781349542680
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
372
Dimensions (mm):
216 x 139 x 18
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This study explores why women in the English Renaissance wrote so few sonnet sequences, in comparison with the traditions of Continental women writers and of English male authors. In this focus on a single genre, Rosalind Smith examines the relationship between gender and genre in the early modern period, and the critical assumptions currently underpinning questions of feminine agency within genre.















