| This course will study a selection of writings by women in 16th- and early 17th-century England. It will consider a range of genres-verse, prose, and drama-and try to situate each author and her work within her particular cultural and generic context. As a result, the course will consider social concerns surrounding politics, religion, motherhood, friendship, sexuality, and gender, as well as literary issues related to publication and manuscript circulation, authorship, and patronage. |
