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Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Culture
Clare Brant
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Description for Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Culture
Hardback. Num Pages: 441 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
This important new book explores epistolary forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture. Familiar ideas about epistolary 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.
This important new book explores epistolary forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture. Familiar ideas about epistolary 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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
Number of Pages
431
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403994820
SKU
V9781403994820
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99-15
About Clare Brant
CLARE BRANT is a Senior Lecturer in English at King's College London, UK. She has previously held posts at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. She has co-edited three essay collections and published numerous articles on eighteenth-century literature and culture.
Reviews for Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Culture
Winner of the 2008 ESSE Book Award in the field of Literatures in the English Language '[The] study is not a mere exploration of epistolary forms, but a lively introduction into a fascinating epoch, with its specific manners and life-style. The author's argument is engaging, bold and forceful, and its scope is really impressive.' - ESSE Book ... Read more