Authority and authorship in Medieval and seventeenth century women's visionary writings /

In medieval and early modern times, female visionary writers used the mode of prophecy to voice their concerns and ideas, against the backdrop of cultural restrictions and negative stereotypes. In this book, Deborah Frick analyses medieval visionary writings by Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Frick, Deborah, 1985- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag, [2021]
Series:	Lettre
Subjects:	English literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Literature, Medieval > Women authors > History and criticism. English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. Authority in literature. Prophecy in literature. Authority. Authorship. British Studies. Literary Studies. Literature. Visionary Writings. Voice. Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique. Autorité dans la littérature. Prophétie dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Authority in literature English literature > Early modern English literature > Women authors Literature, Medieval > Women authors Prophecy in literature 1500-1700 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Conventions
Introduction
Chapter 1: Weakness and Illness
The Female Body
Chapter 2: Women and Politics
Chapter 3: The Vessel of God
Voice vs. Mouthpiece
Conclusion
Bibliography