The Elizabethan woman of letters: the extent of her literary activities

Kohler, Charlotte E

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Author

Kohler, Charlotte E, Department of English, University of Virginia

Advisors

Metcalf, John Calvin , University of Virginia

Abstract

Historically, there are few known examples of women of letters in England before the sixteenth century. Christianity at first worked for the educational betterment of the minds of certain women, dedicated to the church. Very early there are found, almost exclusively in the religious life, women of outstanding achievements, such as the Abbess Mild, who presided with great success over
a Northumbrian community including both monks and

Degree

PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)

Keywords

Women and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century; English literature -- Early modern (To 1700) -- History and criticism; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century; English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism

Notes

Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.

Thesis originally deposited on 2016-04-29 in version 1.28 of Libra. This thesis was migrated to Libra2 on 2017-03-23 16:36:48.

Language

English

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Issued Date

1936-01-01

Persistent Link

https://doi.org/10.18130/V34W75

Suggested Citation

Kohler, Charlotte E. The Elizabethan woman of letters: the extent of her literary activities. University of Virginia, Department of English, PHD (Doctor of Philosophy), 1936-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V34W75.

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