Changing the Subject: Mary Wroth and Figurations of Gender in Early Modern England

" Lady Mary Wroth (c. 1587-1653) wrote the first sonnet sequence in English by a woman, one of the first plays by a woman, and the first published work of fiction by an Englishwoman. Yet, despite her status as a member of the distinguished Sidney family, Wroth met with disgrace at court for her authorship of a prose romance, which was adjudged an inappropriate endeavor for a woman and was forcibly withdrawn from publication. Only recently has recognition of Wroth's historical and literary import

Author: Naomi Miller
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 04/18/1996
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.33w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9780813119649

About the Author

Naomi Miller, professor of English and the Study of Women and Gender at Smith College, is the author of numerous books, including Gender and Constructions of Childhood in the Early Modern World.

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