Women writers in Renaissance England : an annotated anthology

"Of all the topics in literary theory, feminism has proved to be the most enduring, the most widely influential and has forced an expansion in the English canon in all periods of study. This lively book addresses women writers in the sixteenth century, taking examples from all genres of writing, including religious works, letters and journals, poetry, fiction, translation and books on childcare. It furthers the debate about women as writers within the period and includes, for comparison, their male counterparts where appropriate to the text. All pieces include useful on-the-page annotation and headnotes and are prefaced by a substantial editor's introduction."--Publisher's website.
Content: Preamble: women's self-image as writers. Margaret Tyler ; Anne Dowriche ; Rachel Speght ; Elizabeth Jocelin. --
Prose. Katherine Parr, Queen of England ; Anne Askew ; Jane Anger ; Elizabeth Grymeston ; Dorothy Leigh ; Rachel Speght ; Elizabeth Caldwell ; Elizabeth Clinton ; Elizabeth Cary. --
Autobiography. Margaret, Lady Hoby ;Grace, Lady Mildmay ; Mary Ward ; Lady Anne Clifford. --
Verse. Isabella Whitney ; Mary (Sidney) Herbert ; Anne Dowriche ; Aemilia Lanyer ; Lady Mary Wroth ; Rachel Speght.
Abstract: "Of all the topics in literary theory, feminism has proved to be the most enduring, the most widely influential and has forced an expansion in the English canon in all periods of study. This lively book addresses women writers in the sixteenth century, taking examples from all genres of writing, including religious works, letters and journals, poetry, fiction, translation and books on childcare. It furthers the debate about women as writers within the period and includes, for comparison, their male counterparts where appropriate to the text. All pieces include useful on-the-page annotation and headnotes and are prefaced by a substantial editor's introduction."--Publisher's website