This book discusses women's writing in early modern Ireland. It explores the ways in which women contributed to the power struggles of the period; how theystrove to be heard, forged space for their voices, and engaged with new and native language-traditions to produce poetry, petition-letters, depositions, and autobiography. INDICE: 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
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956765-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés