The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers (Oxford Reference S.)

The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers (Oxford Reference S.)

by JoanneShattock (Author)

Synopsis

This book is an ideal beginner's guide to British women's writing from the fourteenth century to the present. Concise, informative, and well organized, it has entries on 400 writers from Aphra Behn to Jeanette Winterson, Mary Wollestonecraft to Barbara Cartland. Each entry offers an outline of each writer's life, her major publications, contemporary critical reception and an assessment of her work. This book is intended for general; students of English literature; especially those following courses on women's writing.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 502
Edition: New
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 01 Dec 1994

ISBN 10: 0192800213
ISBN 13: 9780192800213

Media Reviews
An epic feat. --New Statesman and Society
A pioneering effort. --Sunday Telegraph


An epic feat. --New Statesman and Society
A pioneering effort. --Sunday Telegraph


An epic feat. --New Statesman and Society
A pioneering effort. --Sunday Telegraph

An epic feat. --New Statesman and Society
A pioneering effort. --Sunday Telegraph


An epic feat. --New Statesman and Society


A pioneering effort. --Sunday Telegraph


Author Bio

Joanne Shattock is Senior Lecturer at Leicester University.