Women's Works: 1550-1603

By Donald W. Foster

Women's Works, in four volumes, is the most comprehensive and accurate anthology of the women's tradition in English, edited in normalized spelling from original manuscripts and printed texts. Volume 2 (1550-1603), Part 1, Affairs of State, presents the history and original writings of queens Jane, Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I of England; and Marie Stuart of Scotland; Part 2, Speaking Positions, contains poetry and proto-feminist prose; Part 3, Affairs of the Heart, love-poetry and love-letters from women rich and poor; Part 4, Saints and Sinners, provides original trial records of accused witches and heretics; and Part 5, Domesticities, covers Elizabethan culinary arts and homeopathic medicine, and records of domestic violence. A must-read for anyone interested in women's history and women's literature and essential addition to the collection college libraries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988282038
• ISBN13: 9780988282032
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Wicked Good Books
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher