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Women, writing, and language in early modern Ireland

Coolahan, Marie-Louise.

Women, writing, and language in early modern Ireland [electronic resource] / by Marie-Louise Coolahan. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (x, 294 p.) : ill.

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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English literature--Irish authors--History and criticism.
English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.--16th century
English literature--History and criticism.--17th century
Women and literature--History--Ireland--16th century.
Women and literature--History--Ireland--17th century.


Ireland--Intellectual life--16th century.
Ireland--Intellectual life--17th century.

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