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The Material Letter in Early Modern England : Manuscript Letters and the Culture and Practices of Letter-Writing, 1512-1635 / by J. Daybell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daybell, James, 1972-
- Series:
- Early Modern Literature in History, 2634-5927
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
- European literature.
- History, Modern.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Fiction.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- Modern History.
- European Literature.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Fiction Literature.
- Local Subjects:
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- Modern History.
- European Literature.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Fiction Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first major socio-cultural study of manuscript letters and letter-writing practices in early modern England. Daybell examines a crucial period in the development of the English vernacular letter before Charles I's postal reforms in 1635, one that witnessed a significant extension of letter-writing skills throughout society.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Tools of Letter-Writing; 3 Epistolary Writing Technologies; 4 Interpreting Materiality and Social Signs; 5 Postal Conditions; 6 Secret Letters; 7 Copying, Letter-Books and the Scribal Circulation of Letters; 8 The Afterlives of Letters; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613615190
- 9781280585364
- 1280585366
- 9781137006066
- 1137006064
- OCLC:
- 793008695
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