Sociable Criticism in England, 1625-1725
Trolander, Paul; Tenger, Zeynep
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Hardback. Explores how from 1625 to 1725 cultural practices and discourses of sociability (rules for small-group discussion, friendship discourse, and patron-client relationships) determined the venues within which critical judgments were rendered, disseminated, and received. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
"Sociable Criticism in England" explores how from 1625 to 1725 cultural practices and discourses of sociability (rules for small-group discussion, friendship discourse, and patron-client relationships) determined the venues within which critical judgments were rendered, disseminated, and received. It establishes how individuals operating in small groups were authorized to circulate critical judgments and commentary, why certain modes of critical exchange were treated as beyond the ken of good social manners, and how such expectations were subverted or manipulated to avoid the imputation that individuals had violated the standards for offering public criticism. In major reinterpretations of such vital literary figures as ... Read more
"Sociable Criticism in England" explores how from 1625 to 1725 cultural practices and discourses of sociability (rules for small-group discussion, friendship discourse, and patron-client relationships) determined the venues within which critical judgments were rendered, disseminated, and received. It establishes how individuals operating in small groups were authorized to circulate critical judgments and commentary, why certain modes of critical exchange were treated as beyond the ken of good social manners, and how such expectations were subverted or manipulated to avoid the imputation that individuals had violated the standards for offering public criticism. In major reinterpretations of such vital literary figures as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9780874139693
SKU
V9780874139693
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