Routledge Women and Epistolary Agency 1450-1690 Book

Explore the gendered nature of letter-writing through Women and Epistolary Agency in Early Modern Culture, 1450-1690. This volume from Routledge provides a fresh perspective on how women exercised agency in England and Ireland from the late fifteenth century through the Restoration. This collection brings together a group of international scholars to reorient the study of women's letters within the broader context of early modern culture. By utilizing both rhetorical and material approaches to the study of letters, these essays offer new ways to understand historical communication. This book is an essential resource for those interested in the social and cultural history of women and the evolution of epistolary practices during this transformative era.