Women, writing, and language in early modern Ireland / [electronic resource] Marie-Louise Coolahan. Coolahan, Marie-Louise. English literature Irish authors History and criticism. English literature Women authors History and criticism. English literature 16th century History and criticism. English literature 17th century History and criticism. Women and literature Ireland History 16th century. Women and literature Ireland History 17th century. PR8733 820.992870941509031 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 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. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (x, 294 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567652.001.0001 eng Ireland Intellectual life 16th century. Ireland Intellectual life 17th century. Ireland Ireland