Early Modern Women's Writing Anthology

Early Modern Women’s Writing: An Anthology 1560-1700 Edited by Paul Salzman Oxford World’s Classics Style: paperback (anthology/short story/poetry/fiction) Condition: Acceptable (contains some annotations) ISBN: 978-0-19-954967-2 Not on Poshmark yet? Use code "mangomooooon" for $15 off at signup! (that’s 5 Os in “moon”) —— Virginia Woolf's ironic and despairing judgement is contradicted by the contents of this fine anthology. Between 1560 and 1700 women writers produced not only plays, but also poems, fiction, letters, diaries, tracts, treatises, polemic, and prophecy. The collection begins with the poetry of Isabella Whitney, who worked in a gentlewoman's household in London in the late 156os, and ends with the drama, prose, and verse of Aphra Behn, who was employed as a spy in Amersterdam by Charles II. The twelve women riters included here represent all classes and opinions, from aristocrats such as Mary Wroth, Anne Clifford, and Margaret Cavendish to women of obscure background caught up in the religious ferment of the mid-seventeenth century such as Hester Biddle, Priscilla Cotton, and Mary Cole. Together they show the rich diversity of women's writing from a period that has too often been overlooked. —— Q: Why are my prices so low? A: I want to give these items the best chance at getting a second life! I have zero interest in making a profit, so am charging as low as I can to cover operating costs. All I ask is that you cover shipping :)