Women and the Rise of the Novel, 1405-1726

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 9; p. 90
• Main Author: Amigoni, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.1999
• Subjects: Behn, Aphra (1640-1689); British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); De Pizan, Christine; English literature

From the literary-historical perspective, she seeks to broaden the canon of women's prose fiction recognised as prefiguring the emergence of the novels of the 1720s-40s celebrated by Ian Watt: accordingly, Aphra Behn is assigned less prominence and significance than the relatively neglected Mar...