Paul Trolander

Literary Sociability in Early Modern England

The Epistolary Record

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the letter as its main evidence, Literary Sociability in Early Modern England examines early-modern English literary networks, focusing on the period 1620 to 1720, finding that author manuscripts were increasing understood as seedbeds of knowledge production and humanistic creativity and therefore as natural predecessors to print.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Delaware Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9781611495164
• ISBN-10: 1611495164
• Artikelnr.: 47712621

Autorenporträt

By Paul Trolander

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Changing the Way We Theorize Early Modern Literary Sociability
Chapter 2. Technologies, Infrastructure and Class Chapter 3. Finding One's
Place in the Early Modern Literary Field Chapter 4. Making Sense of the
Conversational and Cooperative Aspects of Literary Networking Chapter 5.
Subject Positions in Early Modern Literary Networks Chapter 6. Cooperative
Aspects of Early Modern Literary Activity: Assistance, Sharing and
Reputation Building Chapter 7. Cultural Capital Formation Among Early
Modern Literary Networks Chapter 8. The Cultural Economics of Brokering
within Literary Networks Appendix 1. List of All Sources Consulted for the
Database, Categorized by Type Appendix 2. Actions Noted in Letters,
Categorized by Commonly Recommended Letter Types or Actions in Secretaries
and Letter-Writing Manuals Bibliography About the Author