History, Literature

Exploring Rachel Speght: A Trailblazing Voice in Early Modern Polemic Writing

The Life of Rachel Speght, by Helen M. Stringer, has recently been published in the English Association Monographs: English at the Interface series. This blog post explores the biographical study of the boundary-pushing early modern polemicist Rachel Speght. At a time when geo-political borders are hardening all around us at a disturbing rate, the work of crossing … Continue reading