Dear Sister: Medieval Women and the Epistolary Genre - The Middle Ages Series

Publisher Marketing: Explored in this book are women's contributions to letter writing in western Europe from the sixth to the sixteenth centuries. The essays represent the first attempt to chart medieval women's achievements in epistolarity, and the contributions to this volume situate the women writers in a historical context and employ a variety of feminist approaches. Contributor Bio:  Cherewatuk, Karen Cherewatuk is Associate Professor of English at St. Olaf College. Contributor Bio:  Wiethaus, Ulrike Ulrike Wiethaus is Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Appointments, Wake Forest University.