Title Women writers of Great Britain and Europe : an encyclopedia / editors, Katharina M. Wilson, Paul Schlueter, June Schlueter

Published New York : Garland Pub., 1997

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 571 pages) : illustrations Series Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1980 Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1980. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Contributors; Portrait Credits; The Encyclopedia; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; List of Pseudonyms; List of Authors by Country; List of Authors by Century Summary This provides quick access to the lives and work of a wide range of notable female writers from Great Britain and the continent, from Aphra Behn to Emily Bronte, from Simone de Beauvoir to Isak Dinesen, from Bridget of Sweden to Hannah Arendt. Writers in more than thirty languages are included Going back fifteen centuries, the Encyclopedia covers the authors of novels, short stories, poetry, plays, criticism, social commentary, feminist manifestos, romances, mysteries, memoirs, children's literature, biography, and other genres. In signed entries, experts in the field examine writers' lives and achievements, comment on individual works, place artistic efforts in historical context, and provide insights and analyses Each entry is followed by a list of primary works, and the Encyclopedia is indexed by pseudonym, country, and chronology Analysis Women authors, European -- Biography -- Encyclopedias Authors, European -- Biography -- Encyclopedias Women authors, English -- Biography -- Encyclopedias Authors, English -- Biography -- Encyclopedias European literature -- Women authors -- Encyclopedias European literature -- Bio-bibliography -- Encyclopedias Notes Print version record Subject Women authors, European -- Biography -- Dictionaries Authors, European -- Biography -- Dictionaries Women authors, English -- Biography -- Dictionaries Authors, English -- Biography -- Dictionaries. European literature -- Women authors -- Dictionaries European literature -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries Women and literature -- Dictionaries -- Europe Women authors, European -- Biography -- Encyclopedias Authors, European -- Biography -- Encyclopedias Women authors, English -- Biography -- Encyclopedias Authors, English -- Biography -- Encyclopedias European literature -- Bio-bibliography -- Encyclopedias BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. Women authors, European -- Biography Women authors, English -- Biography European literature Authors, European -- Biography Authors, English Authors, European European literature -- Women authors Women authors, English Women authors, European Schriftstellerin Vrouwelijke auteurs. Femmes écrivains anglaises -- Biographies -- Dictionnaires. Femmes écrivains européennes -- Biographies -- Dictionnaires. Littérature européenne -- Femmes écrivains -- Dictionnaires. Littérature européenne -- Biobibliographie. Littérature anglaise -- Femmes écrivains -- Dictionnaires. Europe Europa Genre/Form collective biographies. dictionaries. Encyclopedias Reference works Biographies Dictionaries Reference works. Biographies. Dictionaries. Ouvrages de référence. Biographies. Dictionnaires. Form Electronic book Author Wilson, Katharina M Schlueter, Paul, 1933- Schlueter, June ISBN 9781135616779 1135616779 9781315050898 1315050897

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