Women's Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon

Over the last three decades medieval women's writing has become a significant focus of scholarly research. This project looks at the importance of considering women's engagement with literature in understanding the established canon.

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15.07.26

Why snappy dogs, scratchy cats, and hungry worms were part of a medieval woman’s vision of the afterlife

Diane Watt, University of Surrey and Liz Herbert McAvoy, Swansea University The afterlife is not typically...

15.07.26

The 16th century lesbian poet who could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack

Diane Watt, University of Surrey Marie Maitland, a 16th-century Scottish gentlewoman, has for centuries...