The Cambridge guide to women's writing in English

This comprehensive guide celebrates the achievements of women writers across the English-speaking world throughout history, from medieval times to the present day. With over 2500 entries written by a diverse group of academics and literary figures, it consolidates and epitomizes the re-reading and rediscovery of women's writing over the past twenty-five years. The book covers writers, individual texts, general terms, genres, and movements, reflecting the spread of literacy, the history of colonization, and the development of post-colonial cultures.