The Material Letter in Early Modern England [electronic resource] : Manuscript Letters and the Culture and Practices of Letter-Writing, 1512-1635 /
Daybell, J.author.
The first major socio-cultural study of manuscript letters and letter-writing practices in early modern England. Daybell examines a crucial period in the development of the English vernacular letter before Charles I's postal reforms in 1635, one that witnessed a significant extension of letter-writing skills throughout society.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Tools of Letter-Writing; 3 Epistolary Writing Technologies; 4 Interpreting Materiality and Social Signs; 5 Postal Conditions; 6 Secret Letters; 7 Copying, Letter-Books and the Scribal Circulation of Letters; 8 The Afterlives of Letters; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first major socio-cultural study of manuscript letters and letter-writing practices in early modern England. Daybell examines a crucial period in the development of the English vernacular letter before Charles I's postal reforms in 1635, one that witnessed a significant extension of letter-writing skills throughout society.
Literature, Modern.
History, Modern.
British literature.
Great Britain-History.
Fiction.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Modern History.
British and Irish Literature.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Fiction.