Mediatrix : women, politics, and literary production in early modern England /

'Mediatrix' examines the roles women played as patrons, dedicatees and readers, as well writers, in the English Renaissance. The author also looks at the relationship between these literary activities and religious and political activism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Crawford, Julie, 1968-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Pembroke, Mary Sidney Herbert, > Countess of, > 1561-1621. Hoby, Margaret, > Lady, > 1570 or 1571-1633. Bedford, Lucy Russell, > Countess of, > -1627. Wroth, Mary, > Lady, > approximately 1586-approximately 1640. Bedford, Lucy Russell, > Countess of, > -1627 Hoby, Margaret, > Lady, > 1570 or 1571-1633 Pembroke, Mary Sidney Herbert, > Countess of, > 1561-1621 Wroth, Mary, > Lady, > approximately 1586-approximately 1640 English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. Women and literature > England > History > 16th century. Women and literature > England > History > 17th century. English literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Literary patrons > England. Authors and patrons > Europe > History > 16th century. Authors and patrons > Europe > History > 17century. Femmes et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle. Femmes et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle. Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique. Mécènes de la littérature > Angleterre. Écrivains et mécènes > Europe > Histoire > 16e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Authors and patrons English literature > Early modern English literature > Women authors Literary patrons Women and literature England Europe English. Languages & Literatures. English Literature. 1500-1700 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

Female Constancy and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
How Margaret Hoby Read her De Mornay
His Factor for our loves: The Countess of Bedford and John Donne
Wroth's Cabinets.