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Reading Gossip in Early Eighteenth-Century England

Reading Gossip in Early Eighteenth-Century England

Description

This book analyzes the relation between print cultures and eighteenth-century literary and political practices and, identifying Queen Anne's England as a crucial moment in the public life of gossip, offers readings of key texts that demonstrate how gossip's interpretative strategies shaped readers' participation in the literary and public spheres.

Keywords

Literary CriticismEuropeanModern18th CenturyHistoryEuropeGreat BritainSocial HistoryLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsRenaissance

2009Book

Author(s)Nicola Parsons

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230546714

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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