Women, writing, and language in early modern Ireland /

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, deposi...

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Main Author: Coolahan, Marie-Louise
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-283) and index.
ISBN:9780191573248
0191573248
9780191722011
0191722014