What are the central themes and

write a critical review essay of 2500 words on N. Zemon Davis’s, Women
on the Margins: Three Seventeenth Century Lives (Cambridge MA.: Harvard University Press, 1995). It is
important to clarify the objectives of the author in writing the book. What are the central themes and
arguments of the work? What strengths and weaknesses exist in the book? Which sections are the most
persuasive in their arguments? Which sections are more debatable? The reviews (see below) will help you
answer these questions about Davis’s Women on the Margins.
You must, therefore, use four reviews of the book, which can be found in scholarly journals, periodicals
and on-line websites (through links available via the University of Ottawa Library website). You must
consider these criticisms and discuss the reviews that most effectively convey the essence of the book. It
is essential here to place the arguments of the author and the reviewers within broad historiographical
context