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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23.06.25

Mapping Medieval Women Writers

by Amy Louise Morgan, Diane Watt and Sarah Wingrove This map identifies locations across England linked...

08.05.25

Margery Kempe (c. 1373 – after 1438), mystical writer, visionary and pilgrim

Laura Kalas The Book of Margery Kempe, British Library Add. MS 61823, on display at the British...