Eighteenth-century letters and British culture /

Eighteenth-century letters and British culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brant, Clare, 1960-
Imprint:	Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006.
Description:	x, 431 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	English letters -- History and criticism. Letter writing -- 18th century. Civilization. English letters. Letter writing. Manners and customs. Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century. Great Britain. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5930020

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ISBN:	140399482X (cloth)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-417) and index.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	x, 431 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-417) and index.
ISBN:	140399482X (cloth)