Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Life writing through the lens of romance -- Women's literacy practices and the mechanics of reading romance -- The woman's autobiographical voice in early modern romance -- Becoming the heroine -- The specter of romance -- Romancing the self in autobiographical romance.
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