The daughters of the first Earl of Cork : writing family, faith, politics and place /
Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566-1643), first earl of Cork, this book examines how these women perceived and wrote their lives as individuals and as members of their famous family....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin :
Four Courts Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566-1643), first earl of Cork, this book examines how these women perceived and wrote their lives as individuals and as members of their famous family. The book explores the theme of identity through close readings of the extant texts from a number of perspectives, the figuration of Ireland, gender, the impact of civil war rupture, Protestantism and legacy-making. This original showcasing of the Boyle women's largely forgotten female-voiced texts further illuminates how these women used the occasion of family writing and record-keeping to develop self-presentation strategies that allowed them to situate their lives at the centre of the transformations that were taking place in early modern Ireland and Britain. |
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| Physical Description: | 178 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781846827983 1846827981 |