Oppositional Voices
Women as Writers and Translators in the English Renaissance
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Tina Kronitiris | ISBN: | 9781134678099 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tina Kronitiris |
| ISBN: | 9781134678099 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Oppositional Voices is a study of six women writers in the late Elizabethan period, who, ignoring Renaissance society's injunction that women should confine themselves to religious compositions, wrote and translated poetry, drama and romantic fiction. Tina Krontiris brings together their work, including at times their voiced opposition to certain oppressive ideas and stereotypes. Rather than simply glorify these voices, her study subtly probes the influence of a culture inimical to female creative activity on the writings of these women.
Oppositional Voices is a study of six women writers in the late Elizabethan period, who, ignoring Renaissance society's injunction that women should confine themselves to religious compositions, wrote and translated poetry, drama and romantic fiction. Tina Krontiris brings together their work, including at times their voiced opposition to certain oppressive ideas and stereotypes. Rather than simply glorify these voices, her study subtly probes the influence of a culture inimical to female creative activity on the writings of these women.
