Eighteenth-century letters and British culture / Clare Brant.
"A wide-ranging study of letter-writing in the eighteenth century, this book explores epistolatory forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture. Organised around a series of characters, each chapter explores with depth and breadth the patterns of letter-writing and lett...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke [England] ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillian,
2006.
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| Summary: | "A wide-ranging study of letter-writing in the eighteenth century, this book explores epistolatory forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture. Organised around a series of characters, each chapter explores with depth and breadth the patterns of letter-writing and letter-reading in the period. Familiar ideas about epistolatory fiction and personal correspondence, and public and private, are re-examined in the light of alternative paradigms, showing how the letter is a genre at the centre of eighteenth-century life."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 431 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-417) and index. |
| ISBN: | 140399482X 9781403994820 |