Women, writing, and language in early modern Ireland / [electronic resource]
by Coolahan, Marie-Louise.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (x, 294 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191722011 (ebook) :.Subject(s): English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism | English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism | English literature -- 16th century -- History and criticism | English literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism | Women and literature -- Ireland -- History -- 16th century | Women and literature -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century | Ireland -- Intellectual life -- 16th century | Ireland -- Intellectual life -- 17th centuryOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This study discusses women's writing in early modern Ireland. It explores the ways in which women contributed to the power struggles of the period, how they strove to be heard, forged space for their voices, and engaged with new and native language-traditions to produce petition-letters, depositions, poetry, and autobiography.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study discusses women's writing in early modern Ireland. It explores the ways in which women contributed to the power struggles of the period, how they strove to be heard, forged space for their voices, and engaged with new and native language-traditions to produce petition-letters, depositions, poetry, and autobiography.
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