Detailansicht
Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Culture
ISBN/EAN: 9781403994820
Umbreit-Nr.: 9050684
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: x, 431 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 12.04.2006
Auflage: 1/2006
- Zusatztext
- 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.
- Kurztext
- Now available in paperback Hardback edition was winner of the 2008 European Society for the Study of English Book Award and very well-reviewedCombines discussion of canonical authors with lesser-known figures Major inter-disciplinary exploration of the eighteenth-century world of letters based on an extraordinary range of original researchPersuasively argues that letter-writing should be seen as a genre rather than a sourceOf immense value to literary scholars and historians alike
- Autorenportrait
- 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.