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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465637603321

Autore

Coolahan Marie-Louise

Titolo

Women, writing, and language in early modern Ireland [[electronic resource] /] / Marie-Louise Coolahan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

9786612501968

0-19-157324-8

1-282-50196-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

820.992870941509031

Soggetti

Authors, Irish - History and criticism

English literature - Women authors - History and criticism

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Women and literature - Ireland - History - 16th century

Women and literature - Ireland - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

Ireland Intellectual life 16th century

Ireland Intellectual life 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography: p. [261]-283 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Note on the Text; Introduction; 1. Poetry in Irish; 2. Irish Nuns' Writing: The Poor Clares; 3. Petition-letters; 4. 1641 Depositions; 5. Poetry in English; 6. Autobiography; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines writing in English, Irish, and Spanish by women living in Ireland and by Irish women living on the continent between the years 1574 and 1676. This was a tumultuous period of political, religious, and linguistic contestation that encompassed the key power struggles of early modern Ireland. This study brings to light the ways in which women contributed; they strove to be heard and to make sense of their situations, forging space for their voices in complex ways andengaging with native and new language-traditions. The book



investigates the genres in which women wrote: poetry, n