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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14.08.26

Willetrudis (fl.12th century), poet

by Abbe Walker Clm 12513, fol. 24 where Willetrudis is named as the author of the poem ‘about Susanna’...

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...