Eve Bites Back
An Alternative History of English Literature
Oneworld Publications · Print & ebook · October 13, 2022
Margery Kempe.
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- Who it’s for
- A witty alternative history that re-reads the canon with sharp, unfussy intelligence.
- Genres
- Women Authors Criticism, Feminist Lit Crit, British & Irish Literary Criticism
- Published
- Oneworld Publications, October 13, 2022
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Margery Kempe. Aemilia Lanyer. Aphra Behn. Lady Mary. Jane Austen. Warned not to write – and certainly not to bite – these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history. ‘Smart, funny and highly readable... a tour de force.’ A.L. Kennedy Ever since Sappho first put stylus to papyrus, women who write have been labelled mad, undisciplined and dangerous. Funny and provocative, Eve Bites Back offers an alternative history of English literature.
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Placing the female contemporaries of Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton centre stage, Anna Beer builds a vibrant new canon through Restoration wits, scandalous sensation novelists and medieval mystics. Delving into the lives and work of eight pioneers – Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, Aemilia Lanyer, Anne Bradstreet, Aphra Behn, Mary Wortley Montagu, Jane Austen and Mary Elizabeth Braddon – Beer uncovers the struggles and triumphs of these gamechangers, ground-breakers and genre-makers.
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A witty alternative history that re-reads the canon with sharp, unfussy intelligence.
Come here for
- a sly, corrective tour of English literature
- clear-eyed literary context with a bite
Expect
- women writers pulled into view
- literary history with a playful edge
Where it sits
| Women Authors Criticism | 71% |
|---|---|
| Feminist Lit Crit | 43% |
| British & Irish Literary Criticism | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women Artists
- Lives in History
- Writers' Lives
- Women's Lives
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- Plays by Women
- European History
- Medieval History
- Renaissance History
- Authors
- Anna Beer
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Published
- October 13, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Women Artists