Catholic Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Women have been writing in the Catholic tradition since early medieval times, yet no single volume has brought together critical evaluations of their works until now. The first reference of its kind, Catholic Women Writers provides entries on 64 Catholic women writers from around the world and across the centuries. Each of the entries is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography of the author; a critical discussion of her works, especially her Catholic and women's themes; an...
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Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on more than 60 Catholic women writers from the Middle Ages to the present.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMargaret Mary Alacoque1Julia Alvarez7Angela of Foligno13Katherine Burton18Elizabeth Cary24Madre Castillo29Willa Cather34Catherine of Genoa41Catherine of Siena46Theresa Hak Kyung Cha52Sandra Cisneros57Clare of Assisi63Judith Ortiz Cofer68Elizabeth Cullinan74Dorothy Day81Annie Dillard89Louise Erdrich95Rosario Ferre102Lady Georgiana Fullerton108Rumer Godden114Caroline Gordon121Mary Gordon125Louise Imogen Guiney136
