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Strong women : life, text, and territory, 1347-1645 / David Wallace.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PN682.W6 W35 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wallace, David, 1954-
- Series:
- Clarendon lectures in English ; 2007.
- Clarendon lectures in English ; 2007
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dorothea, von Montau, 1347-1394.
- Dorothea.
- Kempe, Margery, approximately 1373-.
- Kempe, Margery.
- Ward, Mary, 1585-1645.
- Ward, Mary.
- Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 1586-1639.
- Cary, Elizabeth.
- Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
- Literature, Medieval.
- Women in literature.
- Women in the Catholic Church--History--To 1500--Sources.
- Women in the Catholic Church.
- Women in the Catholic Church--History--16th century--Sources.
- Catholic women--Biography.
- Catholic women.
- Catholics--Biography.
- Catholics.
- Women and literature--History--To 1500.
- Women and literature.
- Women and literature--History--16th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- It takes a strong woman to secure bookish remembrance in future times. The four fascinating Catholic women considered here - Dorothea of Montau, Margery Kempe of Lynn, Mary Ward of Yorkshire and Elizabeth Cary of Drury Lane - shock, surprise and court historical danger.
- Contents:
- Borderline sanctity : Dorothea of Montau, 1347-1394
- Anchoritic damsel : Margery Kempe of Lynn, c.1373-c.1440
- Holy Amazon : Mary Ward of Yorkshire, 1585-1645
- Vice queen of Ireland : Elizabeth Cary of Drury Lane, c.1585-1639.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references ([p. 251]-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199541713
- 019954171X
- 9780199661343
- 0199661340
- OCLC:
- 687700987
- Publisher Number:
- 99996786764
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