Her own life : autobiographical writings by seventeenth century Englishwomen / edited by Elspeth Graham ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Graham, Elspeth, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English literature.

English literature--Women authors.

Autobiography--Women authors.

Autobiography.

Women--England--History--17th century--Sources.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During a period when writing was often the only form of self-expression for women, Her Own Life contains extracts from the autobiographical texts of twelve seventeenth-century women addressing a wide range of issues central to their lives.

Contents:

Front Cover; Her Own Life; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Seventeenth-century chronology; Editorial note; 1. Anne Clifford: from Diary, 1616-17; 2. An Collins: from Divine Songs and Meditations, 1653; 3. Anna Trapnel: from Anna Trapnel's Report and Plea, 1654; 4. Margaret Cavendish: from A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding and Life, 1656; 5. Susanna Parr: from Susanna's Apology Against the Elders, 1659; 6. Katharine Evans and Sarah Cheevers: from A Short Relation of Cruel Sufferings, 1662; 7. Mary Carleton: from The Case of Madam MaryCarleton, 1663

8. Alice Thornton: from A Book of Remembrances, c. 16689. Sarah Davy: from Heaven Realized, 1670; 10. Anne Wentworth: from A Vindication of AnneWentworth, 1677; 11. Hannah Allen:from Satan his Methods and Malice Baffled, 1683; 12. Joan Vokins: from God's Mighty Power Magnified, 1691; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-138-16801-7

1-280-07217-2

0-203-35896-1

9780203358962

OCLC:

560259664