Prose: Introduction
摘要
This introduction offers a brief overview of the Prose section of the encyclopedia. It notes that prose is a mode, and therefore it intersects with a variety of genres written by women, both in print and in manuscript. The period covered by the encyclopedia coincides with a rise in the significance of prose writing, especially in relation to the enormous proliferation of printed material. This introduction can be related to a considerable number of relevant entries, both in general, and of specific writers.