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Companion to Women's Historical Writing
Spongberg, Mary; Caine, Barbara; Curthoys, Ann
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Description for Companion to Women's Historical Writing
Hardback. Num Pages: 712 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; GBC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1256.
This A-Z reference work provides the first comprehensive reference guide to the wide range of historical writing with which women have been involved, particularly since the Renaissance. The Companion covers biographical writing, travelogue and historical fictions, broadening the concept of history to include the forms of writing with which women have historically engaged. The focus is on women writing in English internationally, but historical and historiographical traditions from beyond the English-speaking world are also examined. Brief biographies of individual writers are included.
This A-Z reference work provides the first comprehensive reference guide to the wide range of historical writing with which women have been involved, particularly since the Renaissance. The Companion covers biographical writing, travelogue and historical fictions, broadening the concept of history to include the forms of writing with which women have historically engaged. The focus is on women writing in English internationally, but historical and historiographical traditions from beyond the English-speaking world are also examined. Brief biographies of individual writers are included.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
Number of Pages
712
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403915085
SKU
V9781403915085
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99-15
About Spongberg, Mary; Caine, Barbara; Curthoys, Ann
MARY SPONGBERG is Head of the Department of History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, Australia. She is author of Feminising Venereal Disease and Writing Women's History Since the Renaissance, and editor of Australian Feminist Studies. ANN CURTHOYS is an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of For and Against ... Read more
Reviews for Companion to Women's Historical Writing
'No comparable volume exists...' - Pat Thane, Institute of Historical Research 'There is absolutely no competition...' - Bonnie Smith, Professor of History at Rutgers University 'This fascinating reference book is an indispensable tool for those interested in women's writing and history. Carefully crafted and thoroughly researched, it extends the traditional definition of 'History' onto ... Read more