Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: A Biographical Dictionary - Hardcover

Barrett-Graves, Debra; Carney, Jo Eldridge; Spellman, W. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313306591 ISBN 13: 9780313306594

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000

Synopsis

[ Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: A Biographical Dictionary By ( Author ) Sep-2000 Hardcover

About this title

Review:

"For undergraduate collections." - Choice

"This volume offers an improtant starting place for students and scholars committed to research that enhances the visibility and recognizes the dignificant cultural contributions of medieval and Rennaissance women. Students especially will find this to be an indispensable and enlightening resource. . . . Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World offers a unique and valuable resource for the students interested in women's history. This is a collection of bibliographies designed not only to inform, but also to spur readers on to further investigations." - Medieval & Rennaissance Drama in England

"Recommended for public, high school, and undergraduate libraries." - Reference & User Services Quarterly

"Because it expands the information available on women who are often just mentioned in passing in historical works, this volume is interesting for both browsing and research. . . . [A]ppropriate for academic and public libraries with collections on women's or medieval and Renaissance studies, although its writing style would appeal to a high-school audience as well." - Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"This reference is unique both in its choice of subjects and in its chronological coverage. While most of these names would not appear in standard secondary text books, it is important for students to realize that women of influence could and did have an impact on society. . . . Recommended." - The Book Report

"[I]nteresting reading in any library, but also a handy reference in school and academic collections supporting medieval, renaissance and women's studies." - The GaleGroup

"[A]n excellent source of biographical information on lesser-known medieval and renaissance women and their times. It is suitable for any public or high school library where women's biographies are in demand." - ARBA

"This volume can be classified as a reference book, but it can also fit under the rather informal category of a very good read." - VOYA

About the Author:

Carole Levin is professor of history at the University of Nebraska, where her specialties are English history and women's history. Her articles have appeared in such journals as Albion, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Shakespeare Yearbook, and Exemplaria. She is the author of numerous books and essays in edited collections, has held long-term fellowships at the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Newberry Library, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Debra Barrett-Graves is assistant professor of English at the College of Santa Fe where she won the Manuel Lujan Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her articles appear in Shakespeare Yearbook and The Early Drama, Art, and Music Review. She is currently writing a book on servants and service in Shakespearean and Elizabethan drama. She is a member of the Shakespeare Association of America and the North American Branch of the Society for Emblem Studies. Jo Eldridge Carney is associate professor of English at the College of New Jersey, where she teaches medieval and Renaissance literature. She has published articles in edited collections and journals and is the editor of the biographical dictionary Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 (Greenwood Press, 2000). W. M. Spellman is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where his specialties are English history and European political thought. His articles have appeared in such journals as Anglican and Episcopal History and the Harvard Theological Review. He is the author of numerous books and has held long term fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and from the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. Gwynne Kennedy is associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she teaches early modern literature and women's studies courses. She has written several articles on women writers in early modern England and has recently published a book on early modern English women's anger. Stephanie Witham is completing her PhD in English at the University of Nebraska on the topic of Renaissance women writers. She has taught at the College of St. Mary.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0313306591
• ISBN 13: 9780313306594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352