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Author:

Whyman, Susan E., 1937-

Title:

The pen and the people : English letter writers 1660-1800 / Susan E. Whyman.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xv, 348 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

English letters--History and criticism.
Letter writing--History--18th century.
England--Social life and customs--18th century.
England--Civilization--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Creating a culture of letters. Introduction: the pen, the post, and the people -- Creating the letter: how to acquire epistolary literacy -- Sending the letter: the post office and the politics of the mail -- Creating a culture of literacy. Letters and literacy: farmers and workers in northern England -- Letters of the middling sort: confronting problems of business, religion, gender, and class -- From letters to literature. Letter-writing and the rise of the novel: the epistolary literacy of Jane Johnson and Samuel Richardson -- Letter-writing, reading, and literary culture: the Johnson family and Anna Miller -- Conclusion: letter-writing and eighteenth-century culture: findings, patterns, and impacts.

Summary:

Capturing actual dialogues of people discussing subjects as diverse as marriage, poverty, poetry, and the emotional lives of servants, 'The Pen and the People' will be enjoyed by everyone interested in history, literature, and the intimate experiences of ordinary people.

ISBN:

0199532443
9780199532445

LCCN:

2009019291

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)