This collection of essays by leading scholars in the field reveals the major contribution of puritan women to the intellectual culture of the early modern perio

What is meant by the Puritan literary tradition, and when did the idea of Puritan literature, as distinct from Puritan beliefs and practices, come into being? T

This study illuminates the female voice as a means of signalling resistance to tyranny in early Stuart literature and discourse.

An overarching history of women in the Christian Church from antiquity to the Reformation, perfect for advanced undergraduates and seminary students alike A His

Women's Life Writing and Early Modern Ireland provides an original perspective on both new and familiar texts in this first critical collection to focus on seve