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

Author:
Kohler, Charlotte E, Department of English, University of Virginia
Advisor:
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
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
1936/01/01