A History of Women's Writing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Ed. by JO CATLING. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2000. xvii+395pp. 42.50 [pounds sterling]; $64.95 (pbk 15.95 [pounds sterling]; $24.95). ISBN 0-521-44482-9 (pbk 0-521-65628-1).
This book has been a long time in the making, but it has been well worth waiting for. The extended time-scale has given rise to a volume that allows an initial assessment of the effects of the Wende and of the recent shift in critical ...