The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English
Encyclopedia
The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English is a bio-bibliographical dictionary of women writers and women's writing in English
published by Cambridge University Press
in 1999 (ISBN 0-521-49525-3). It was edited by Lorna Sage
, with Germaine Greer
and Elaine Showalter
as advisory editors, and contains over 2,500 entries written by over 300 contributors.
Women's writing in English
Women's writing as a discrete area of literary studies is based on the notion that the experience of women, historically, has been shaped by their gender, and so women writers by definition are a group worthy of separate study...
published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
in 1999 (ISBN 0-521-49525-3). It was edited by Lorna Sage
Lorna Sage
Lorna Sage was a Welsh-born academic, as well as an award-winning literary critic and author, known widely for her contribution to the consideration of women's writing.-Biography:...
, with Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer is an Australian writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century....
and Elaine Showalter
Elaine Showalter
Elaine Showalter is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She is one of the founders of feminist literary criticism in United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics.She is well known and respected in both academic and popular...
as advisory editors, and contains over 2,500 entries written by over 300 contributors.