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Authority and Authorship in Medieval and Seventeenth Century Women's Visionary Writings
[phd thesis]
Abstract In medieval and early modern times, female visionary writers used the mode of prophecy to voice their concerns and ideas, against the backdrop of cultural restrictions and negative stereotypes. In this book, the author analyses medieval visionary writings by Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in co... view more
In medieval and early modern times, female visionary writers used the mode of prophecy to voice their concerns and ideas, against the backdrop of cultural restrictions and negative stereotypes. In this book, the author analyses medieval visionary writings by Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in comparison to seventeenth-century visionary writings by authors such as Anna Trapnel, Mary Carey, Anne Wentworth and Katherine Chidley, in order to investigate how these women authorised themselves in their writings and what topoi they use to find a voice and place of their own. This comparison, furthermore, and the strikingly similar topoi that are used by the female visionaries not only allows to question and examine topics such as authority, authorship, images of voice and body; it also breaks down preconceived and artificial boundaries and definitions.... view less
Keywords
woman; literature; middle ages; early modern times
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Free Keywords
Gender; Authority; Authorship; Visionary Writings; Voice; British Studies; Literary Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
153 p.
Series
Lettre
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839456897
ISBN
978-3-8394-5689-7
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed