{"product_id":"medieval-womens-writing-1","title":"Medieval Women's Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Women's Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is a major new contribution to our understanding of women's writing in England, 1100-1500.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe most comprehensive account to date, it includes writings in Latin and French as well as English, and works for as well as by women. Marie de France, Clemence of Barking, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, and the Paston women are discussed alongside the Old English lives of women saints, The Life of Christina of Markyate, the St Albans Psalter, and the legends of women saints by Osbern Bokenham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Women's Writing\u003c\/i\u003e addresses these key questions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho were the first women authors in the English canon?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do we mean by women's writing in the Middle Ages?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do we mean by authorship?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can studying medieval writing contribute to our understanding of women's literary history?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiane Watt argues that female patrons, audiences, readers, and even subjects contributed to the production of texts and their meanings, whether written by men or women. Only an understanding of textual production as collaborative enables us to grasp fully women's engagement with literary culture. This radical rethinking of early womens literary history has major implications for all scholars working on medieval literature, on ideas of authorship, and on women's writing in later periods. The book will become standard reading for all students of these debates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241956987224,"sku":"9780745632568","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780745632568_c429214c-8cd5-4216-9a40-190eb25c8993.jpg?v=1778582718","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/medieval-womens-writing-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}