Her own life [[electronic resource] ] : autobiographical writings by seventeenth century Englishwomen / / edited by Elspeth Graham ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.8/.09287; 820.809287
• Soggetto topico: English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700; English literature - Women authors; Autobiography - Women authors; Women - England - History - 17th century
• Altri autori: GrahamElspeth <1953->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Her Own Life; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Seventeenth-century chronology; Editorial note; 1. Anne Clifford: from Diary, 1616-17; 2. An Collins: from Divine Songs and Meditations, 1653; 3. Anna Trapnel: from Anna Trapnel's Report and Plea, 1654; 4. Margaret Cavendish: from A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding and Life, 1656; 5. Susanna Parr: from Susanna's Apology Against the Elders, 1659; 6. Katharine Evans and Sarah Cheevers: from A Short Relation of Cruel Sufferings, 1662; 7. Mary Carleton: from The Case of Madam MaryCarleton, 1663 ; 8. Alice Thornton: from A Book of Remembrances, c. 16689. Sarah Davy: from Heaven Realized, 1670; 10. Anne Wentworth: from A Vindication of AnneWentworth, 1677; 11. Hannah Allen:from Satan his Methods and Malice Baffled, 1683; 12. Joan Vokins: from God's Mighty Power Magnified, 1691; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: During a period when writing was often the only form of self-expression for women, Her Own Life contains extracts from the autobiographical texts of twelve seventeenth-century women addressing a wide range of issues central to their lives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Her own life
• ISBN: 1-138-16801-7; 1-280-07217-2; 0-203-35896-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783857803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II