Companion to Women's Historical Writing [Hardcover]

Mary Spongberg (Author), Ann Curthoys (Author), Barbara Caine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1403915083 | ISBN-13: 978-1403915085

This A-Z reference work provides the first comprehensive reference guide to the wide range of women's historical writing, particularly since the Renaissance. The Companion covers biographical writing, travelogue and historical fictions, broadening the concept of history to include the forms of writing with which women have historically engaged. The focus is on women writing in English internationally, but historical and historiographical traditions from beyond the English-speaking world are also examined. Brief biographies of individual writers are included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is an indispensable tool for those interested in women's writing and history.  Carefully crafted and thoroughly researched, it extends the traditional definition of 'History' onto a much broader canvas." --History Today

About the Author

Mary Spongberg is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Macquarie University, Australia. Ann Curthoys is Manning Clark Professor of History and Head of the History Department at the Australian National University. Barbara Caine is Professor of History at Monash University, Australia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (October 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403915083
• ISBN-13: 978-1403915085
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,877,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ann Curthoys was born in Sydney, Australia in September 1945. She grew up in Broken Hill and Newcastle, New South Wales, and completed a BA degree at the University of Sydney and a PhD at Macquarie University, Sydney. After teaching for many years at the University of Technology, Sydney and the Australian National University, she is now a professorial research fellow at the University of Sydney. She has written many academic articles and books in the fields of Australian history, and on historiography and historical writing. She lives with her husband, John, near Bondi Beach.