The Daughters of the First Earl of Cork
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The Daughters of the First Earl of Cork

Writing family, faith, politics and place

  1. 195 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Daughters of the First Earl of Cork

Writing family, faith, politics and place

About this book

Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566– 1643), first earl of Cork, this book examines how these women perceived and wrote their lives as individuals and as members of their famous family. The book explores the theme of identity through close readings of the extant texts from a number of perspectives: the figuration of Ireland; gender; the impact of civil war rupture; Protestantism; and legacy-making. This original showcasing of the Boyle women' s largely forgotten female-voiced texts further illuminates how these women used the occasion of family writing and record-keeping to develop self-presentation strategies that allowed them to situate their lives at the centre of the transformations that were taking place in early modern Ireland and Britain.

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Yes, you can access The Daughters of the First Earl of Cork by Ann-Marie Walsh in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Irish History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781801511063
Edition
0
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Dedication
  8. Boyle Family Tree
  9. Note on Transcriptions
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction
  12. 1. Place and identity
  13. 2. Stages of womanhood and the gendered experience
  14. 3. Women writing war
  15. 4. Protestant piety: practice and expression
  16. 5. Legacy-making and remembering a life
  17. 6. Epilogue
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index