The culture of epistolarity
Subtitle: vernacular letters and letter writing in early modern England, 1500-1700
By: Gary Schneider.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Newark
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
Subjects: English letters -- History and criticism.; English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Letter writing -- History -- 16th century.; Letter writing -- History -- 17th century.; England -- Social life and customs -- 16th century.; England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-364) and index.
Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--Wayne State University.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to early modern epistolarity; title: Epistolary anxiety : politics, deception, and the workings of the post; title: Affecting correspondences : body, behavior, and the textualization of emotion; title: Epistemologies of the epistle : reportage, information, intelligence, and the sociology of the news; title: Letters and print culture I; title: Letters and print culture II.