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Teachers of English literature take Thomas Pynchon's 1966 novel as a window for teaching the American writer's work generally. They relate his writings to American literary traditions, national and wo
This volume summarizes the latest scholarship on British women writers who lived from roughly 1500 to 1700. The 36 essays address women's roles in early modern society and their limited access to educ
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