| The Material Letter in Early Modern England: Manuscript Letters and the Culture and Practices of Letter-Writing, 1512-1635 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Daybell, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230222692 ISBN-13: 9780230222694 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 826.309 |
| LCCN: 2012010266 |
| Series: Early Modern Literature in History |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.45 lbs) 357 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |