Civil Tongues & Polite Letters in British America

Civil Tongues & Polite Letters in British America

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Hardback (31 May 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Seeking to recover the disappeared world of "belle lettres", this book examines the various "texts" of 18th-century British America - conversations, letters, newpapers, and privately circulated manuscripts. It reconstructs the discourse of civility that shaped the elite society of the time.

Book information

ISBN: 9780807823514
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Pub date:
Edition: New edition
DEWEY: 306.0973
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 382
Weight: 812g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 30mm