Of Women and the Essay: An Anthology from 1655 to 2000

Book Overview

Of Women and the Essay brings together forty-six American and British women essayists whose work spans nearly four centuries. The contributions of these essayists prove that women have been significant participants in the essay tradition since the genre's modern beginnings in the sixteenth century. Many of these essayists, such as Eliza Haywood, Fanny Fern, Gertrude Bustill Mossell, Agnes Repplier, and Alice Meynell, achieved significant success...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820354244
• ISBN13: 9780820354248
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"