Strong Women: Life, Text, and Territory 1347-1645

by David Wallace and David John Wallace

It takes a strong woman to secure bookish remembrance in future times; to see her life becoming a life. David Wallace explores the lives of four Catholic women - Dorothea of Montau (1347-1394) and Margery Kempe of Lynn (c. 1373-c. 1440); Mary Ward of Yorkshire (1585-1645) and Elizabeth Cary of Drury Lane (c. 1585-1639) and and the fate of their writings. All four shock, surprise, and court historical danger. Dorothea of Montau punishes her body and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199661340
• ISBN13: 9780199661343
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"