Women and the Book Trade in Sixteenth-Century France (review)

While there are many scholarly studies on the illustrious women writers of sixteenth-century France, women such as Marguerite de Navarre and Louise Labé, a detailed examination of all aspects of female literary participation in this period is a welcome addition to both literary and gender studies, as well as to book trade history. Susan Broomhall's recent publication offers an in-depth analysis of women not only as authors, but also as readers, printers, editors, patrons, scribes, collectors, and translators. While previous studies of female writers have tended to concentrate on the content of women's writing, Broomhall sets herself the task of examining the context and conditions of female literary participation

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